Where does “Yorubic” come from?
Yorubic (English) comes from English yorùbá, from Yoruba Yorùbá — Yoruba.
Yorubic (English): Of or pertaining to the Yoruba people
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the Yoruba people
Ancestry of “Yorubic”, step by step
Yorubic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English yorùbá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yorùbá | A member of an ethnic group or tribe living mainly in southwest Nigeria, southern Benin, and eastern Togo and, as well as in communities elsewhere in West Africa, United States, Brazil and Cuba |
| 2 | Yoruba | Yorùbá | Yoruba |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |