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Where does “orijin” come from?

orijin (Haitian Creole) comes from French origine, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

orijin (Haitian Creole): origin

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Ancestry of “orijin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorigineorigin; start, beginning; inflection of...
2Latinorīgō—
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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