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Where does “taempêtaïr” come from?

taempêtaïr (Norman) comes from Norman taompette, from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempesta, from Latin tempestās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

taempêtaïr (Norman): to be stormy

Definitions

  1. to be stormy

Ancestry of “taempêtaïr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normantaompettegale
2Old Frenchtempestestorm; tempest
3Latintempestatime, season
4Latintempestās—
5Latin-tās—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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