Where does “maltrete” come from?
maltrete (Haitian Creole) comes from French maltraiter, from French traiter, from Middle French traicter, from Old French traiter, from Latin tractāre, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
maltrete (Haitian Creole): mistreat
Definitions
- mistreat
Ancestry of “maltrete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | maltraiter | to mistreat |
| 2 | French | traiter | to treat; to take care; to process, spray, coat |
| 3 | Middle French | traicter | to treat |
| 4 | Old French | traiter | — |
| 5 | Latin | tractāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | tractō | to tug, drag or haul |
| 7 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |