Where does “bertilonaj” come from?
bertilonaj (Romanian) comes from English bertillonage, from French bertillonnage, from French -age, from Middle French -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
bertilonaj (Romanian): bertillonage
Definitions
- bertillonage
Ancestry of “bertilonaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bertillonage | Originally, a system for the identification of... |
| 2 | French | bertillonnage | An early form of biometrics used by the French... |
| 3 | French | -age | Forming nouns with the sense of "action or result... |
| 4 | Middle French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of "action or result... |
| 5 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 6 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -āticum | — |