Where does “East Timorese” come from?
East Timorese (English) comes from English East Timor, from Portuguese Timor-Leste, from Portuguese leste, from French est, from Middle French est, from Old French est, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti — to be.
East Timorese (English): A person from East Timor or of East Timorese...
Definitions
- A person from East Timor or of East Timorese...
Ancestry of “East Timorese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | East Timor | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | Timor-Leste | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | leste | east |
| 4 | French | est | east; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Middle French | est | third-person singular present indicative of estre |
| 6 | Old French | est | third-person singular present indicative of estre |
| 7 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |