Where does “frênaie” come from?
frênaie (French) comes from Late Latin fraxinetum, from Latin -etum, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
frênaie (French): ash tree plantation
Definitions
- ash tree plantation
Ancestry of “frênaie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | fraxinetum | ash forest |
| 2 | Latin | -etum | place of; A plantation or grove |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |