Where does “loa” come from?
Loa comes from Haitian Creole lwa, from French loi, from Middle French loy, from Old French loi, ultimately from Latin lex meaning law or rule.
loa (English): In the voodoo religion, a spirit intermediary...
Definitions
- In the voodoo religion, a spirit intermediary...
Ancestry of “loa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | lwa | loa; god, spirit; law |
| 2 | French | loi | law |
| 3 | Middle French | loy | law |
| 4 | Old French | loi | law; rule; regulation |
| 5 | Old French | lei | a law |
| 6 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |