Where does “Orunmila” come from?
Orunmila (English) comes from Yoruba ilá, from French -là, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a, from German a-Moll — ox; aleph; alef.
Orunmila (English): An orisha in the Yoruba religion, the god of wisdom and divination
Definitions
- An orisha in the Yoruba religion, the god of wisdom and divination
Ancestry of “Orunmila”, step by step
Orunmila traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba ilá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ilá | okra plant |
| 2 | French | -là | that |
| 3 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 4 | Italian | là | there |
| 5 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 6 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 7 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 8 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 9 | Hungarian | a | the; this; that |
| 10 | French | à | to; on the, to; at |
| 11 | Middle French | a | to; towards; third-person singular present... |
| 12 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 13 | Latin | A | — |
| 14 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 16 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
via Yoruba Ọ̀run
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | Ọ̀run | the place of origin for all humans where souls (orí) are created, humans return to their individual ọ̀run after death. It does not represent a specific entity or location, every human has their own origin place |
via Yoruba Ọ̀rúnmìlà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | Ọ̀rúnmìlà | a semi-legendary figure who is identified as being a priest, scholar, and philosopher in ancient Yoruba society, and may have developed from several wisemen figures throughout ancient history who aided in the spread and development of the Ifá oracle |