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Where does “breveter” come from?

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

breveter (French): to patent

Definitions

  1. to patent

Ancestry of “breveter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbreveta patent; a teaching license or certificate
2French-etsuffix indicating diminution or affection
3Middle French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun
4Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
5Latin-ātus—
6Proto-Italic-ātos—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “breveter”

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