Where does “epè” come from?

epè (Haitian Creole) comes from French épais, from Middle French espés, from Old French espés, from Latin spissus, from Proto-Indo-European spidtos.

epè (Haitian Creole): thick

Definitions

  1. thick

Ancestry of “epè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchépaisthick; stupid, thick; thickly; densely
2Middle Frenchespésthick
3Old Frenchespésthick
4Latinspissusthick, close, compact, dense, crowded; slow,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspidtos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spidtos →Every word from Latin spissus →Every word from Old French espés →