Where does “douceâtre” come from?

douceâtre (French) comes from French -âtre, from Latin -astrum, from Latin -aster — pater + API → patraster.

douceâtre (French): sweetish, sickly

Definitions

  1. sweetish, sickly

Ancestry of “douceâtre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-âtre-ish; Used to form pejoratives
2Latin-astrum—
3Latin-asterpater + API → patraster
Every word from Latin -aster →Every word from French -âtre →Every word from Latin -astrum →