Where does “aie” come from?

aie (Old French) comes from Old French aide, 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.

aie (Old French): Alternative form of aide

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of aide

Ancestry of “aie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaidehelp; assistance; aid
2Old Frenchaidierto help
3Latinadiūtōto help, serve, assist
4Latin-tōForms here
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin -tō →