Where does “soudain” come from?
soudain (French) comes from Old French sodein, from Vulgar Latin subitanus, from Latin subitāneus, from Latin subitus, from Latin subeo, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō — to go.
soudain (French): sudden; suddenly, all of a sudden
Definitions
- sudden; suddenly, all of a sudden
Ancestry of “soudain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | sodein | sudden; quickly with little or no warning |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | subitanus | sudden |
| 3 | Latin | subitāneus | sudden, unexpected |
| 4 | Latin | subitus | approached; succeeded; occurred |
| 5 | Latin | subeo | I go under, come under; enter; I go up to,... |
| 6 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |