Where does “èté” come from?
èté (Louisiana Creole) comes from French été, from Old French esté, from Latin aestās, from Proto-Italic aissāts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éydʰteh₂ts.
èté (Louisiana Creole): summer
Definitions
- summer
Ancestry of “èté”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | été | summer; past participle of être; past participle... |
| 2 | Old French | esté | summer; past participle of ester; past participle... |
| 3 | Latin | aestās | summer |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | aissāts | summer (season) |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éydʰteh₂ts | — |