Where does “osinon” come from?

osinon (Haitian Creole) comes from French sinon, from Middle French si non — otherwise.

osinon (Haitian Creole): or, otherwise

Definitions

  1. or, otherwise

Ancestry of “osinon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsinonexcept, apart from; if not; otherwise, or else
2Middle Frenchsi nonotherwise
Every word from Middle French si non →Every word from French sinon →