Where does “celibat” come from?
celibat (Romanian) comes from French célibat, from Latin caelibātus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
celibat (Romanian): celibacy
Definitions
- celibacy
Ancestry of “celibat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | célibat | celibacy |
| 2 | Latin | caelibātus | celibacy, the celibate |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |