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Where does “calvitie” come from?

calvitie (French) comes from Latin calvitiēs, from Latin -ities, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

calvitie (French): baldness

Definitions

  1. baldness

Ancestry of “calvitie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalvitiēs—
2Latin-itiesAlternative form of -iēs
3Latin-itia-ness, -ity
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “calvitie”

  • calvities
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