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Where does “notre” come from?

notre (French) comes from Old French nostre, from Latin noster, from Proto-Italic nosteros, from Proto-Indo-European nos, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

notre (French): Our

Definitions

  1. Our

Ancestry of “notre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnostreour
2Latinnosterour, ours
3Proto-Italicnosterosour
4Proto-Indo-Europeannos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “notre”

  • nos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →