Where does “nanchon” come from?
nanchon (English) comes from Haitian Creole nasyon, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nanchon (English): A particular family or group of loa
Definitions
- A particular family or group of loa
Ancestry of “nanchon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | nasyon | nation |
| 2 | French | nation | nation |
| 3 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 4 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 5 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 6 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 7 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |