Where does “aître” come from?

aître (French) comes from Latin ātrium — a welcoming room in a Roman villa; reception hall, main court.

aître (French): the land surrounding a church

Definitions

  1. the land surrounding a church

Ancestry of “aître”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinātriuma welcoming room in a Roman villa; reception hall, main court
Every word from Latin ātrium