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Where does “traiter” come from?

traiter (French) comes from Middle French traicter, from Old French traiter, from Latin tractāre, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

traiter (French): to treat; to take care; to process, spray, coat

Definitions

  1. to treat; to take care; to process, spray, coat

Ancestry of “traiter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtraicterto treat
2Old Frenchtraiter—
3Latintractāre—
4Latintractō—
5Latin-tō—
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus—
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “traiter”

  • traiteur
  • sous-traiter
  • retraiter
  • traiteur
  • surtraiter
  • surtraitement
  • maltraiter
  • intraitable
  • traitable
  • malträtieren
  • maltretirati
  • tretirati
  • малтретирати
  • третирати
  • maltrata
  • maltrete
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