Where does “langaj” come from?
langaj (English) comes from Haitian Creole langaj, from French langage, from Middle French language, from Old French language, from Vulgar Latin linguaticum, from Latin lingua, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
langaj (English): A sacred or incantatory language used in Haitian...
Definitions
- A sacred or incantatory language used in Haitian...
Ancestry of “langaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | langaj | — |
| 2 | French | langage | language; programming language |
| 3 | Middle French | language | language (style of communicating) |
| 4 | Old French | language | language (style of communicating) |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | linguaticum | language |
| 6 | Latin | lingua | tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression |
| 7 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |