Where does “j'adoube” come from?
j'adoube (English) comes from French j'adoube, from French je, from Middle French je, from Old French je, from Vulgar Latin eo, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
j'adoube (English): Spoken by a player before adjusting a piece on...
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- Spoken by a player before adjusting a piece on...
Ancestry of “j'adoube”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | j'adoube | I adjust |
| 2 | French | je | I |
| 3 | Middle French | je | Alternative form of ie |
| 4 | Old French | je | I |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | eo | I go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I... |
| 6 | Latin | egō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | egō | I |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |