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Where does “trimestriel” come from?

trimestriel (French) comes from French -iel, from French -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

trimestriel (French): Every three months

Definitions

  1. Every three months

Ancestry of “trimestriel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ielSuffix used to form adjectives. Compare with...
2French-elTo make an adjectival form of a noun; -al
3Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
4Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “trimestriel”

  • trimestriellement
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