Where does “aids” come from?
aids (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English aids, from English aid, from Middle English aiden, from Middle French ayder, from Old French aidier, from Latin adiūtō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
aids (Norwegian Bokmål): AIDS
Definitions
- AIDS
Ancestry of “aids”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aids | plural of aid; Third-person singular simple... |
| 2 | English | aid | Help; assistance; succor, relief; A helper; an... |
| 3 | Middle English | aiden | To aid |
| 4 | Middle French | ayder | to help; to aid |
| 5 | Old French | aidier | to help |
| 6 | Latin | adiūtō | to help, serve, assist |
| 7 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |