Where does “ta” come from?
ta (English) comes from English SI, from Middle English si, from Italian sì, from Italian bene, from Latin bene, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
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... |