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Where does “célibat” come from?

célibat (French) comes from Latin caelibātus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

célibat (French): celibacy

Definitions

  1. celibacy

Ancestry of “célibat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaelibātus—
2Latin-ātus—
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “célibat”

  • celibate
  • noncelibate
  • celibately
  • celibatarian
  • incelibate
  • celibatist
  • célibataire
  • selibik
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →