Where does “étaï” come from?
étaï (Norman) comes from Old French esté, from Latin aestās, from Proto-Italic aissāts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éydʰteh₂ts.
étaï (Norman): summer
Ancestry of “étaï”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | esté | summer; past participle of ester; past participle... |
| 2 | Latin | aestās | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | aissāts | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éydʰteh₂ts | — |