Where does “leurdite” come from?
leurdite (French) comes from French leur, from Middle French leur, from Old French lor, from Latin laurus, from English -aceous, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
leurdite (French): their said
Definitions
- their said
Ancestry of “leurdite”, step by step
leurdite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French leur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | leur | them; to them; their |
| 2 | Middle French | leur | them |
| 3 | Old French | lor | to them; their |
| 4 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 5 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 6 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 7 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 8 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via French dite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dite | feminine singular of the past participle of dire |