Where does “etidye” come from?
etidye (Haitian Creole) comes from French étudier, from Middle French estudier, from Old French estudier, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
etidye (Haitian Creole): to study
Ancestry of “etidye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | étudier | to study |
| 2 | Middle French | estudier | to study |
| 3 | Old French | estudier | — |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |