Where does “aunte” come from?

aunte (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman aunte, from Old French ante, from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

aunte (Middle English): aunt

Definitions

  1. aunt

Ancestry of “aunte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanaunteLate Anglo-Norman spelling of ante
2Old Frenchantenominative singular of antain; aunt
3Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
4Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother

Words derived from “aunte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →