Where does “iwondèl” come from?

iwondèl (Haitian Creole) comes from French hirondelle, from Old Occitan irondela, from Old Occitan irunda, from Latin hirundō — swallow (bird).

iwondèl (Haitian Creole): swallow

Definitions

  1. swallow

Ancestry of “iwondèl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhirondelleswallow; alignment mark printed in the margin;...
2Old Occitanirondela—
3Old Occitanirunda—
4Latinhirundōswallow (bird)
Every word from Latin hirundō →Every word from Old Occitan irunda →Every word from Old Occitan irondela →