Where does “habitant” come from?
habitant (French) comes from French habiter, from Middle French habiter, from Latin habitō, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
habitant (French): present participle of habiter; An inhabitant of...
Definitions
- present participle of habiter; An inhabitant of...
Ancestry of “habitant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | habiter | To live in, to occupy; To live |
| 2 | Middle French | habiter | to live |
| 3 | Latin | habitō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 5 | Latin | -tō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |