Where does “j'adoube” come from?

j'adoube (French) comes from French je, from Middle French je, from Old French je, from Vulgar Latin eo, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

j'adoube (French): I adjust

Definitions

  1. I adjust

Ancestry of “j'adoube”, step by step

j'adoube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French je

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchjeI
2Middle FrenchjeAlternative form of ie
3Old FrenchjeI
4Vulgar LatineoI go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I...
5LatinegōI; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
6Proto-ItalicegōI
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via French adouber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchadouberto dub; to name; to adjust a piece in a board...
2Old Frenchadoberto dub; to equip; to equip oneself
3Proto-Germanicdubilazpeg; dowel
4Proto-Germanicdubjanąto fit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “j'adoube”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic egō →Every word from Latin egō →