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Where does “aidier” come from?

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

aidier (Old French): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “aidier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aidier”

  • aid
  • aide
  • aider
  • mayday
  • aidant
  • aidless
  • aideth
  • aidest
  • aidful
  • aidman
  • aidable
  • unaidable
  • inaidable
  • nonaid
  • underaid
  • band-aid
  • aide-de-camp
  • aide-de-campship
  • aids
  • subaid
  • aide-mémoire
  • Band-Aid
  • edecán
  • aider
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