Where does “lwa” come from?
lwa (Haitian Creole) comes from French loi, from Middle French loy, from Old French loi, from Old French lei, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lwa (Haitian Creole): loa; god, spirit; law
Definitions
- loa; god, spirit; law
Ancestry of “lwa”, step by step
lwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French loi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | loi | law |
| 2 | Middle French | loy | law |
| 3 | Old French | loi | law; rule; regulation |
| 4 | Old French | lei | a law |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |