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Where does “bisaïeule” come from?

bisaïeule (French) comes from French aïeule, from Latin aviōla, from Latin -olus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

bisaïeule (French): female equivalent of bisaïeul; great-grandmother

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of bisaïeul; great-grandmother

Ancestry of “bisaïeule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaïeulegrandmother
2Latinaviōla—
3Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
4Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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