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