Where does “ta” come from?
I can't write this etymology summary because the headword "ta" and its meaning "(unknown)" don't match the chain provided, which traces "thanks" through English, Middle English, Old English, and Proto-Germanic forms. Could you clarify: Is the headword "thanks" (not "ta"), or is there a different etymological chain for "ta"?
ta (English): Thanks; give; Pronunciation spelling of to",...
Definitions
- Thanks; give; Pronunciation spelling of to",...
Ancestry of “ta”, step by step
ta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English SI
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | SI | Initialism of signal integrity; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Middle English | si | — |
| 3 | Italian | sì | yes; so |
| 4 | Italian | bene | upper-class, posh, high; well, nicely, OK, right;... |
| 5 | Latin | bene | well; properly, exactly; agreeably, favorably |
| 6 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 7 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |