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Where does “propriétaire” come from?

propriétaire (French) comes from Latin proprietarius, from Latin proprietās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

propriétaire (French): proprietary; owner

Definitions

  1. proprietary; owner

Ancestry of “propriétaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinproprietarius—
2Latinproprietās—
3Latin-tās—
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “propriétaire”

  • proprietor
  • proprietary
  • proprietorship
  • proprietress
  • proprietorial
  • nonproprietary
  • proprietorially
  • proprietarily
  • proprietariness
  • proprietrix
  • coproprietor
  • proprietarian
  • proprietarianism
  • coproprietorship
  • copropriétaire
  • propriétairement
  • proprietær
  • proprietær
  • proprietar
  • împroprietări
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