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Where does “aidant” come from?

aidant (Old French) comes from Old French aidier, from Latin adiūtō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

aidant (Old French): present participle of aider; ready or in...

Definitions

  1. present participle of aider; ready or in...

Ancestry of “aidant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaidierto help
2Latinadiūtō—
3Latin-tō—
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “aidant”

  • aidant
  • aydant
  • aydaunt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →