Where does “aydaunt” come from?

aydaunt (Middle English) comes from Old French aidant, from Old French aidier, from Latin adiūtō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

aydaunt (Middle English): helpful, assisting; auxillary, supernumerary

Definitions

  1. helpful, assisting; auxillary, supernumerary

Ancestry of “aydaunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaidantpresent participle of aider; ready or in...
2Old Frenchaidierto help
3Latinadiūtōto help, serve, assist
4Latin-tōForms here
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “aydaunt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin -tō →