Where does “aji” come from?
aji (English) comes from Spanish ají, from Portuguese agir, from French agir, from Latin agere, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
aji (English): A spicy Peruvian sauce, often containing...
Definitions
- A spicy Peruvian sauce, often containing...
Ancestry of “aji”, step by step
aji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish ají
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ají | chili |
| 2 | Portuguese | agir | to do something; to act; to function; to perform;... |
| 3 | French | agir | to act; to act, to do; to act, behave |
| 4 | Latin | agere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |