Where does “chuchotis” come from?
chuchotis (French) comes from French -is, from Old French -eiz, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
chuchotis (French): ongoing murmur of conversations
Definitions
- ongoing murmur of conversations
Ancestry of “chuchotis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | -is | Suffix forming the first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Old French | -eiz | — |
| 3 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |