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Where does “okenn” come from?

okenn (Haitian Creole) comes from French Aucun, from Old French alcun, from Vulgar Latin alicunus, from Latin aliquis, from Latin aliquo, from Latin quō, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

okenn (Haitian Creole): no, not any

Definitions

  1. no, not any

Ancestry of “okenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAucun—
2Old FrenchalcunAlternative form of aucun
3Vulgar Latinalicunussome
4Latinaliquissomeone, something, anyone, anything; some, any
5Latinaliquo—
6Latinquō—
7Latinquī—
8Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
9Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Middle Dutchkittea wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
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