Where does “Chicagoese” come from?

Chicagoese (English) comes from English Chicago, from French Chécagou, from Miami šikaakwa, from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa, from Proto-Algonquian šek- — to urinate.

Chicagoese (English): The people of Chicago; Chicagoans

Definitions

  1. The people of Chicago; Chicagoans

Ancestry of “Chicagoese”, step by step

Chicagoese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Chicago

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChicagolocated on Lake Michigan
2FrenchChécagou
3Miamišikaakwathe striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
4Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
5Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate

via English ese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishesedude, man
2Mexican SpanisheseThe name of the Latin-script letter S; that;...
3Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself
Every word from Proto-Algonquian šek-Every word from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwaEvery word from Miami šikaakwa
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