Where does “Hong Kongese” come from?

Hong Kongese (English) comes from English ese, from Mexican Spanish ese, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.

Hong Kongese (English): Of or relating to Hong Kong, the Hong Kong people, or their language

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Hong Kong, the Hong Kong people, or their language

Ancestry of “Hong Kongese”, step by step

Hong Kongese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English Hong Kong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHong KongHong Kong Island, the site of the city of the same name, lying off Guangdong (Canton) province
2Cantonese香港fragrant harbour
Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →Every word from Latin ipse →Every word from Mexican Spanish ese →