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Where does “originel” come from?

originel (French) comes from Latin orīginālis, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

originel (French): original

Definitions

  1. original

Ancestry of “originel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorīginālis—
2Latinorīgō—
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “originel”

  • originellement
  • originell
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