Where does “arlequinade” come from?
arlequinade (French) comes from French -ade, from Occitan -ada, from Latin -ata, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
arlequinade (French): harlequinade; buffoonery
Definitions
- harlequinade; buffoonery
Ancestry of “arlequinade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | -ade | Used to form collectives; Indicating a dish or... |
| 2 | Occitan | -ada | -ing |
| 3 | Latin | -ata | nominative feminine singular of -ātus; nominative... |
| 4 | Latin | -atus | -ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |