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Where does “dreptate” come from?

dreptate (Romanian) comes from Romanian dreptătate, from Romanian drept, from Romanian -tate, from Latin -tātem, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

dreptate (Romanian): justice, fairness, righteousness; correctness,...

Definitions

  1. justice, fairness, righteousness; correctness,...

Ancestry of “dreptate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandreptătate—
2Romaniandreptright; right, just, moral; straight
3Romanian-tate-ty, -ness; Examples include; greutate
4Latin-tātem—
5Latin-tās—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “dreptate”

  • nedreptate
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