Where does “détérioration” come from?
détérioration (French) comes from Late Latin deterioratio, from Latin -tio, from Proto-Italic -tjō, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
détérioration (French): deterioration
Definitions
- deterioration
Ancestry of “détérioration”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | deterioratio | deterioration |
| 2 | Latin | -tio | -tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tjō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |