Where does “chatouilleux” come from?
chatouilleux (French) comes from French chatouiller, from Old French catellier, from Medieval Latin catilo, from Frankish kitilōn, from Proto-Germanic kitilōną, from Proto-Germanic kitōną, from Proto-Indo-European geid- — to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick.
chatouilleux (French): ticklish; touchy
Ancestry of “chatouilleux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chatouiller | to tickle |
| 2 | Old French | catellier | to excite, cause tremors |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | catilo | to tickle; tickle |
| 4 | Frankish | kitilōn | to tickle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kitilōną | to tickle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kitōną | to tickle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | geid- | to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick |