Where does “Roussillonese” come from?
Roussillonese (English) comes from English ese, from Mexican Spanish ese, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.
Roussillonese (English): The northern dialect of the Catalan language spoken in Roussillon and North-Eastern Catalonia
Definitions
- The northern dialect of the Catalan language spoken in Roussillon and North-Eastern Catalonia
Ancestry of “Roussillonese”, step by step
Roussillonese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ese | dude, man |
| 2 | Mexican Spanish | ese | The name of the Latin-script letter S; that;... |
| 3 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | himself, herself, itself |
via English Roussillon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Roussillon | approximately coterminous with Pyrénées-Orientales, that was once a part of Catalonia |
| 2 | French | Roussillon | — |
| 3 | Latin | Ruscino | — |