Where does “Catalan Sign Language” come from?
Catalan Sign Language (English) comes from English Catalan, from Middle English Catalane, from French Catalan, from Spanish catalán, from Catalan català — Catalan.
Catalan Sign Language (English): A certain Catalan-based sign language, used predominantly in Catalonia and Barcelona
Definitions
- A certain Catalan-based sign language, used predominantly in Catalonia and Barcelona
Ancestry of “Catalan Sign Language”, step by step
Catalan Sign Language traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Catalan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Catalan | A native or inhabitant of Catalonia; Of or... |
| 2 | Middle English | Catalane | — |
| 3 | French | Catalan | A Catalan person |
| 4 | Spanish | catalán | Catalan, Catalonian; Catalan; the language of... |
| 5 | Catalan | català | Catalan |
via English sign language
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sign language | Any of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, in which words consist of hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions |