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Where does “célébrité” come from?

célébrité (French) comes from Latin celebritas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

célébrité (French): the celebrity; a celebrity

Definitions

  1. the celebrity; a celebrity

Ancestry of “célébrité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincelebritascrowd, multitude; celebration; fame, renown,...
2Latin-tās—
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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