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Where does “patoisement” come from?

patoisement (French) comes from French patoiser, from French patois, from Middle French patois, from Old French patois, from Old French patoi, from Old French patoier, from Old French pate, from Vulgar Latin patta.

patoisement (French): in a patois; The formation of a patois

Definitions

  1. in a patois; The formation of a patois

Ancestry of “patoisement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpatoiserto speak in patois
2Frenchpatoispatois; saying, maxim, proverb, adage
3Middle Frenchpatoislocal dialect
4Old Frenchpatoisincomprehensible speech, rude language
5Old Frenchpatoi—
6Old Frenchpatoierto gesticulate, handle clumsily, paw
7Old Frenchpatepaw, foot of an animal
8Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
9Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
10Proto-Germanicpat-—
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