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Where does “amidonner” come from?

amidonner (French) comes from French amidon, from Medieval Latin amidum, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amidonner (French): to starch

Definitions

  1. to starch

Ancestry of “amidonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchamidonstarch
2Medieval Latinamidum—
3Latinamylumstarch; gruel; fine meal
4Ancient Greekἄμυλονinflection of ἀμύλος : ## masculine accusative...
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “amidonner”

  • amidonnage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →