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Where does “sottise” come from?

sottise (French) comes from French -ise, from Old French -ise, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

sottise (French): stupidity, foolishness

Definitions

  1. stupidity, foolishness

Ancestry of “sottise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ise-ise
2Old French-iseused to form feminine nouns, often denoting a...
3Latin-itia-ness, -ity
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “sottise”

  • sottisier
  • sottisier
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