Where does “Eskimoic” come from?
Eskimoic (English) comes from English eskimo, from French esquimau, from Algonquin ayashkimew.
Eskimoic (English): Of or relating to the Eskimo people or their languages
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Eskimo people or their languages
Ancestry of “Eskimoic”, step by step
Eskimoic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eskimo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eskimo | A member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic, from Siberia, through Alaska and Northern Canada, to Greenland, including the Inuit and Yupik |
| 2 | French | esquimau | Eskimo; Inuit; snowsuit |
| 3 | Algonquin | ayashkimew | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |