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Where does “célibataire” come from?

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

célibataire (French): single; a single

Definitions

  1. single; a single

Ancestry of “célibataire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcélibatcelibacy
2Latincaelibātus—
3Latin-ātus—
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “célibataire”

  • selibik
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →