Where does “endyèn” come from?
endyèn (Haitian Creole) comes from French indien, from Middle French indien, from Old French indien, from Old French Inde, from Latin India, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδία, from Ancient Greek Ἰνδός, from Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁.
endyèn (Haitian Creole): printed calico
Definitions
- printed calico
Ancestry of “endyèn”, step by step
endyèn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French indien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | indien | Indian |
| 2 | Middle French | indien | — |
| 3 | Old French | indien | Indian |
| 4 | Old French | Inde | India |
| 5 | Latin | India | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδία | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδός | an inhabitant of India or the Indian... |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
| 9 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 12 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |
via French indienne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | indienne | printed calico |