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Where does “paillasse” come from?

paillasse (French) comes from French -asse, from Old French -ace, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

paillasse (French): paillasse, straw mattress; laboratory desk;...

Definitions

  1. paillasse, straw mattress; laboratory desk;...

Ancestry of “paillasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-asseSuffix forming the first-person singular...
2Old French-aceSuffix used to form feminine, usually concrete...
3Latin-āceus—
4Latin-āx—
5Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “paillasse”

  • paillasson
  • paillasson
  • pallasso
  • paljas
  • pias
  • paljas
  • Pajass
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