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Where does “Joséphine” come from?

Joséphine (French) comes from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

Ancestry of “Joséphine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
2French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
3Middle French-é—
4Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
5Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
6Proto-Italic-ā—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “Joséphine”

  • Josephine
  • Josephina
  • Josephinism
  • josephinite
  • Жозефина
  • Josefiina
  • Josefina
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →