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Where does “ayde” come from?

ayde (Middle English) comes from Old French aide, 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.

Ancestry of “ayde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaidehelp; assistance; aid
2Old Frenchaidierto help
3Latinadiūtō—
4Latin-tō—
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “ayde”

  • aid
  • aider
  • aidless
  • aideth
  • aidest
  • aidful
  • aidman
  • aidable
  • unaidable
  • inaidable
  • nonaid
  • subaid
  • band-aid
  • underaid
  • aids
  • Band-Aid
  • band-aid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →