Where does “Original” come from?
Original (German) comes from French original, 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 (German): original; a unique and interesting individual
Definitions
- original; a unique and interesting individual
Ancestry of “Original”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | original | original; an unusual or eccentric person; an... |
| 2 | Old French | original | — |
| 3 | Latin | orīginālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | orīgō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |