Where does “futaie” come from?
futaie (French) comes from French fût, from Middle French fust, from Old French fust, from Latin fūstis, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
futaie (French): cluster of trees, tall forest
Definitions
- cluster of trees, tall forest
Ancestry of “futaie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fût | bole; keg, cask, draft; third-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle French | fust | third-person singular past historic of estre |
| 3 | Old French | fust | third-person singular past historic of estre;... |
| 4 | Latin | fūstis | a knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club |
| 5 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |