Where does “കാബിനറ്റ്” come from?

കാബിനറ്റ് (Malayalam) comes from English cabinet, from French cabinet, from French -et, from Middle French -et, from Old French -et, 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.

കാബിനറ്റ് (Malayalam): cabinet

Definitions

  1. cabinet

Ancestry of “കാബിനറ്റ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcabinetA storage closet either separate from, or built...
2Frenchcabineta study; an office, a surgery; a cabinet
3French-etsuffix indicating diminution or affection
4Middle French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun
5Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
6Latin-ātused
7Proto-Italic-ātos
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos
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