Where does “Occitan” come from?
Occitan (English) comes from French occitan, from Latin occitanus, from French langue d’oc, from Occitan òc, from Latin hōc, from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Occitan (English): of or pertaining to the Romance language Occitan,...
Definitions
- of or pertaining to the Romance language Occitan,...
Ancestry of “Occitan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | occitan | Occitan; of or pertaining to Occitan |
| 2 | Latin | occitanus | Occitan |
| 3 | French | langue d’oc | — |
| 4 | Occitan | òc | yes |
| 5 | Latin | hōc | for this reason, because of this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰi-ḱe | this, here |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |