Where does “ou sinon” come from?
ou sinon (French) comes from French où, from Middle French où, from Latin aut, from Proto-Italic *auti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
ou sinon (French): otherwise, (or) else
Definitions
- otherwise, (or) else
Ancestry of “ou sinon”, step by step
ou sinon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French où
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | où | where; At that time; when; whither |
| 2 | Middle French | où | where |
| 3 | Latin | aut | or |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *auti | either, or |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewti | on the other hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |