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Where does “nostre” come from?

nostre (Old French) comes from Latin noster, from Proto-Italic nosteros, from Proto-Indo-European nos, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

nostre (Old French): our

Definitions

  1. our

Ancestry of “nostre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnosterour, ours
2Proto-Italicnosterosour
3Proto-Indo-Europeannos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “nostre”

  • nos
  • notre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →