Where does “tretys” come from?
tretys (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman tretiz, from Old French traitier, from Latin tractāre, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
tretys (Middle English): Having seemly or attractive proportions; i.e....
Definitions
- Having seemly or attractive proportions; i.e....
Ancestry of “tretys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | tretiz | treatise |
| 2 | Old French | traitier | to deal with, treat |
| 3 | Latin | tractāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | tractō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “tretys”