Where does “original” come from?
original (French) comes from Old French original, from Latin orīginālis, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
original (French): original; an unusual or eccentric person; an...
Definitions
- original; an unusual or eccentric person; an...
Ancestry of “original”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | original | — |
| 2 | Latin | orīginālis | original |
| 3 | Latin | orīgō | commencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination |
| 4 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |