Where does “douairière” come from?

douairière (French) comes from French douaire, from Medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

douairière (French): dowager

Definitions

  1. dowager

Ancestry of “douairière”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdouairedower
2Medieval Latindotarium—
3Latindōsdowry
4Proto-Italicdōtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Italic dōtis →