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Where does “brevet” come from?

brevet (French) comes from French -et, from Middle French -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

brevet (French): a patent; a teaching license or certificate

Definitions

  1. a patent; a teaching license or certificate

Ancestry of “brevet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-etsuffix indicating diminution or affection
2Middle French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun
3Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
4Latin-ātus—
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “brevet”

  • breveter
  • brevetage
  • brevetable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →