Where does “selebritas” come from?
selebritas (Indonesian) comes from Latin celebritas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
selebritas (Indonesian): celebrity
Definitions
- celebrity
Ancestry of “selebritas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | celebritas | crowd, multitude; celebration; fame, renown,... |
| 2 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |