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Where does “et” come from?

et (French) comes from Middle French et, from Old French et, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

et (French): and

Definitions

  1. and

Ancestry of “et”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchetand
2Old Frenchetand
3Latinetand; plus; though, even if
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “et”

  • et
  • pot-et-fleur
  • nonante-et-unième
  • huitante-et-un
  • octante-et-un
  • nonante-et-un
  • ed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →