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Where does “douagere” come from?

douagere (Middle French) comes from Middle French douage, from Middle French douer, from Latin doto, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “douagere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdouagedower
2Middle Frenchdouerto endow
3LatindotoI endow
4Latindōs—
5Proto-Italicdōtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “douagere”

  • dowager
  • dowagerism
  • dowagerish
  • dowagerlike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →