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Where does “traiteur” come from?

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

traiteur (French): traiteur, caterer; faith healer; delicatessen

Definitions

  1. traiteur, caterer; faith healer; delicatessen

Ancestry of “traiteur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtraiterto treat; to take care; to process, spray, coat
2Middle Frenchtraicterto treat
3Old Frenchtraiter—
4Latintractāre—
5Latintractō—
6Latin-tō—
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus—
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “traiteur”

  • traiteur
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