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Where does “sodein” come from?

sodein (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin subitanus, from Latin subitāneus, from Latin subitus, from Latin subeo, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.

sodein (Old French): sudden; quickly with little or no warning

Definitions

  1. sudden; quickly with little or no warning

Ancestry of “sodein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsubitanussudden
2Latinsubitāneus—
3Latinsubitusapproached; succeeded; occurred
4LatinsubeoI go under, come under; enter; I go up to,...
5Latineō—
6Proto-ItaliceōI go
7Proto-Italicejō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “sodein”

  • suddenly
  • sudden
  • suddenness
  • unsudden
  • unsuddenly
  • supersudden
  • soudain
  • soudaineté
  • sodain
  • sodan
  • sodeyn
  • sodeinliche
  • sodeynly
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