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Where does “soigneur” come from?

soigneur (French) comes from French soigner, from French soin, from Middle French soin, from Old French soing, from Latin sonium, from Frankish sunnju, from Proto-Germanic sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂.

soigneur (French): soigneur; trainer, physiotherapist

Definitions

  1. soigneur; trainer, physiotherapist

Ancestry of “soigneur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsoignerto treat; to nurse; to look after, to take care...
2Frenchsoincare
3Middle Frenchsoin—
4Old Frenchsoingcare; attention; thought
5Latinsonium—
6Frankishsunnjuworry, care, concern; concern, care;...
7Proto-Germanicsunjōtruth, sooth; denial, protest
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—

Words derived from “soigneur”

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