Where does “ouater” come from?
ouater (French) comes from Catalan ouat, from Catalan -at, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
ouater (French): to cotton-wool
Definitions
- to cotton-wool
Ancestry of “ouater”, step by step
ouater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan ouat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | ouat | laying |
| 2 | Catalan | -at | forms the masculine singular past participle of... |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via French ouate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ouate | cotton wool; first-person singular present... |