Where does “kilè” come from?
kilè (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole ki, from French qui, from Middle French qui, from Old French qui, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque, from Latin cum — resin.
kilè (Haitian Creole): when
Definitions
- when
Ancestry of “kilè”, step by step
kilè traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Haitian Creole ki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | ki | what; who, which |
| 2 | French | qui | who, whom |
| 3 | Middle French | qui | who; which |
| 4 | Old French | qui | who |
| 5 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 6 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 7 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
via Haitian Creole lè
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | lè | hour; when |
| 2 | French | heure | hour, time; o'clock |
| 3 | Middle French | heure | hour |
| 4 | Old French | houre | hour; time; moment to do something |
| 5 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |