Etymology of the French word addition
the Old French word
additionderived from the Latin word
additio (act of adding, addition)
derived from the Latin word
additusderived from the Late Latin word
addere (add, insert, bring)
derived from the Latin word
dare (give; dedicate; sell; surrender, give over; send to die)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dō-Date
The earliest known usage of addition in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
additionner,
additionnel,
polyadditionDerivations in other languages
English
additionCognates
English
addition, German
Addition, Italian
addizione, Italian
additione, Latin
additio, Spanish
adicionUsage
Word found in Old French
