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Where does “chorégraphique” come from?

chorégraphique (French) comes from French chorégraphie, from Ancient Greek χορεία, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

chorégraphique (French): choreographic

Definitions

  1. choreographic

Ancestry of “chorégraphique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchorégraphiechoreography; first-person singular present...
2Ancient Greekχορείαdance, especially choral dance with music; any...
3Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “chorégraphique”

  • chorégraphiquement
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