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Where does “-aise” come from?

-aise (French) comes from French -ais, from Old French -eis, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

-aise (French): Used to form female adjectives that denote where...

Definitions

  1. Used to form female adjectives that denote where...

Ancestry of “-aise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-aisThe first-person and second-person singular...
2Old French-eisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
3Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
4Latin-ensisOf or from
5Latinarvumfield; farm land
6Latincolō—
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “-aise”

  • béarnaise
  • basquais
  • Livournaise
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