Where does “cheikhat” come from?
cheikhat (French) comes from French -ât, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
cheikhat (French): sheikdom
Ancestry of “cheikhat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | -ât | "A suffix denoting the third-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |