Where does “abbadisse” come from?
abbadisse (Middle Low German) comes from Medieval Latin abbatissa, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
abbadisse (Middle Low German): abbotess, abbess; head of a monastery or nunnery
Definitions
- abbotess, abbess; head of a monastery or nunnery
Ancestry of “abbadisse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | abbatissa | abbess; abbess, female head of an abbey |
| 2 | Latin | -issa | |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐσσᾰ | femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |