Where does “couveitier” come from?
couveitier (Norman) comes from Old French covoitier, from Latin cupiditās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
couveitier (Norman): to desire
Definitions
- to desire
Ancestry of “couveitier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | covoitier | to desire; to covet; to lust |
| 2 | Latin | cupiditās | desire deemed good, neutral or bad |
| 3 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |