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Where does “tutoyer” come from?

tutoyer (French) comes from French -oyer, from Old French -oiier, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

tutoyer (French): to thou; to be familiar with, to be close to...

Definitions

  1. to thou; to be familiar with, to be close to...

Ancestry of “tutoyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-oyerA suffix used to form some verbs, often with...
2Old French-oiierused to form infinitives of some first group...
3Latin-izāre—
4Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
5Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
7Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “tutoyer”

  • tutoyer
  • tutoy
  • tutoiement
  • tutoyeren
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