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Where does “aide” come from?

aide (French) comes from Middle French ayde, from Old French aide, from Old French aidier, from Latin adiūtō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

aide (French): aide; help; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. aide; help; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “aide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchaydehelp; assistance; first-person singular present...
2Old Frenchaidehelp; assistance; aid
3Old Frenchaidierto help
4Latinadiūtō—
5Latin-tō—
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus—
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “aide”

  • aide
  • aide-de-camp
  • aide-de-campship
  • edecán
  • aide-de-camp
  • èd
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