Where does “montpelliérain” come from?
montpelliérain (French) comes from French -ain, from Middle French -ain, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos.
montpelliérain (French): Of or from Montpellier; The form of Occitan...
Definitions
- Of or from Montpellier; The form of Occitan...
Ancestry of “montpelliérain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | -ain | Suffix used to form demonyms, both nouns and... |
| 2 | Middle French | -ain | — |
| 3 | Latin | -āneus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | — |