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Where does “catellier” come from?

catellier (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin catilo, from Frankish kitilōn, from Proto-Germanic kitilōną, from Proto-Germanic kitōną, from Proto-Indo-European geid- — to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick.

catellier (Old French): to excite, cause tremors

Definitions

  1. to excite, cause tremors

Ancestry of “catellier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincatiloto tickle; tickle
2Frankishkitilōnto tickle
3Proto-Germanickitilōnąto tickle
4Proto-Germanickitōnąto tickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeangeid-to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick

Words derived from “catellier”

  • chatouillement
  • chatouilleur
  • chatouiller
  • chatouilleux
  • cadugghiari
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