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...

Definitions

  1. Spoken by a player before adjusting a piece on...

Ancestry of “j'adoube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchj'adoubeI adjust
2FrenchjeI
3Middle FrenchjeAlternative form of ie
4Old FrenchjeI
5Vulgar LatineoI go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I...
6LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
7Proto-ItalicegōI
8Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic egō →Every word from Latin egō →