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Where does “Tchithême” come from?

Tchithême (Norman) comes from Old French caresme, from Vulgar Latin quaresima, from Latin quadrāgēsima, from Latin quadrāgēsimus, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥- — and.

Ancestry of “Tchithême”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcaresme—
2Vulgar LatinquaresimaLent
3Latinquadrāgēsima—
4Latinquadrāgēsimus—
5Latinquadrāgintā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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