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Where does “bureautique” come from?

bureautique (French) comes from French bureau, from Middle French burel, from Old French burel, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

bureautique (French): office automation, commercial data processing

Definitions

  1. office automation, commercial data processing

Ancestry of “bureautique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbureaudesk; office; ticket office
2Middle Frenchburel—
3Old Frenchburelfrieze; a garment made out of frieze
4Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “bureautique”

  • bureautics
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