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Where does “ayder” come from?

ayder (Middle French) comes 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.

ayder (Middle French): to help; to aid

Definitions

  1. to help; to aid

Ancestry of “ayder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ayder”

  • aide
  • mayday
  • aide-mémoire
  • aide-de-camp
  • aide-de-campship
  • edecán
  • aidant
  • aide-mémoire
  • aida
  • aide
  • entraider
  • aide-de-camp
  • aider
  • メーデー
  • aiden
  • èd
  • ede
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →