Where does “bédane” come from?
bédane (French) comes from French bec, from Old French bec, from Latin beccus, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
bédane (French): a type of chisel used in carpentry
Definitions
- a type of chisel used in carpentry
Ancestry of “bédane”, step by step
bédane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bec | beak, bill; kiss |
| 2 | Old French | bec | beak, bill |
| 3 | Latin | beccus | beak, bill |
| 4 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 5 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via French âne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | âne | donkey, ass; idiot, moron; dunce |
| 2 | Middle French | asne | donkey; ass |
| 3 | Old French | asne | donkey; ass |
| 4 | Latin | asinus | a donkey, an ass; an ass, an idiot, a dolt, a... |
| 5 | Latin | acinus | a berry, especially the grape; the seed of a... |
| 6 | Latin | acies | sharp edge or point; battle line; battle,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |