Where does “ed” come from?

ed (Mauritian Creole) comes from French aide, from Middle French ayde, from Old French aide, from Old French aidier, from Latin adiūtō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

ed (Mauritian Creole): help, support

Definitions

  1. help, support

Ancestry of “ed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaideaide; help; first-person singular present...
2Middle Frenchaydehelp; assistance; first-person singular present...
3Old Frenchaidehelp; assistance; aid
4Old Frenchaidierto help
5Latinadiūtōto help, serve, assist
6Latin-tōForms here
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin -tō