Where does “isit” come from?
isit (Haitian Creole) comes from French icitte, from French ici, from Old French iluec, from Latin illōc, from Latin illud, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
isit (Haitian Creole): here
Ancestry of “isit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | icitte | here; around here |
| 2 | French | ici | here |
| 3 | Old French | iluec | herein, in this place |
| 4 | Latin | illōc | — |
| 5 | Latin | illud | nominative neuter singular of ille; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -ce | affixed, usually to demonstratives, forming... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 8 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |