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Where does “trinitaire” come from?

trinitaire (French) comes from French trinité, from Old French trinité, from Latin trīnitās, from German Dreieinigkeit, from German Einigkeit, from German -keit, from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit.

trinitaire (French): Trinitarian

Definitions

  1. Trinitarian

Ancestry of “trinitaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrinitétrinity; Trinity
2Old Frenchtrinité—
3Latintrīnitās—
4GermanDreieinigkeitTrinity
5GermanEinigkeitunity; consensus, agreement
6German-keitAlternative form of -heit; -ness, -ty; -ty
7German-heitConverts an adjective into a noun and usually...
8Middle High German-heit—
9Old High German-heitnature, character
10Proto-West Germanic-haidu—
11Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
12Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

Words derived from “trinitaire”

  • Trinitarian
  • antitrinitarian
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