Where does “puber” come from?
puber (Indonesian) comes from Dutch puber, from Old French puberté, from Latin pubertas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
puber (Indonesian): adolescence
Definitions
- adolescence
Ancestry of “puber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | puber | a pubescent child |
| 2 | Old French | puberté | — |
| 3 | Latin | pubertas | puberty |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |