Where does “selibat” come from?

selibat (Indonesian) comes from Dutch celibaat, from French célibat, from Latin caelibātus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

selibat (Indonesian): celibacy

Definitions

  1. celibacy

Ancestry of “selibat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcelibaatcelibacy
2Frenchcélibatcelibacy
3Latincaelibātuscelibacy, the celibate
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Latin caelibātus
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