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Where does “doeire” come from?

doeire (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

doeire (Old French): dowry

Definitions

  1. dowry

Ancestry of “doeire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latindotarium—
2Latindōs—
3Proto-Italicdōtis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “doeire”

  • dower
  • dowerless
  • doweress
  • dowress
  • dowral
  • endower
  • dower
  • dowere
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