Where does “as” come from?
as (French) comes from Italian asso, from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual, from English ā-, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
as (French): ace; as; second-person singular present...
Definitions
- ace; as; second-person singular present...
Ancestry of “as”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | asso | ace; A piece or side having a single dot |
| 2 | German | ass | Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling... |
| 3 | English | ace | A single point or spot on a playing card or die;... |
| 4 | English | asexual | Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;... |
| 5 | English | ā- | — |
| 6 | Old English | ġe- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |