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Where does “aise” come from?

aise (Old French) comes from Latin adiacēns, from Latin adiaceo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

aise (Old French): Alternative form of eise; empty space, elbow...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of eise; empty space, elbow...

Ancestry of “aise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadiacēns—
2LatinadiaceoI lie beside, at, near or next to; am adjacent...
3Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “aise”

  • disease
  • easy
  • easily
  • easier
  • ease
  • diseased
  • malaise
  • easygoing
  • easiness
  • speakeasy
  • easeful
  • heartsease
  • nondiseased
  • easer
  • nondisease
  • undiseased
  • easeth
  • predisease
  • easefully
  • easefulness
  • easeless
  • overeasy
  • diseaselike
  • easygoingness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →