Where does “cannée” come from?
cannée (Norman) comes from Norman -ée, from Latin -ata, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
cannée (Norman): canful
Definitions
- canful
Ancestry of “cannée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | -ée | Forming feminine nouns having the sense of... |
| 2 | Latin | -ata | nominative feminine singular of -ātus; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | -atus | -ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |