Where does “imaaponta” come from?
imaaponta (Chickasaw) comes from Chickasaw ponta, from French emprunter, from Middle French emprunter, from Old French emprunter, from Vulgar Latin *imprūmūtāre, from Latin imprōmūtuāre, from Latin prōmūtuārī.
imaaponta (Chickasaw): to borrow from
Definitions
- to borrow from
Ancestry of “imaaponta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chickasaw | ponta | to borrow, to rent |
| 2 | French | emprunter | to borrow; to take, to follow |
| 3 | Middle French | emprunter | to borrow |
| 4 | Old French | emprunter | to borrow |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *imprūmūtāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | imprōmūtuāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōmūtuārī | — |