Where does “tapineuse” come from?
tapineuse (French) comes from French tapiner, from French tapin, from French -in, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
tapineuse (French): streetwalker
Ancestry of “tapineuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tapiner | to work, to labour; to go on the game |
| 2 | French | tapin | — |
| 3 | French | -in | adjectival suffix; nominal suffix |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |