Where does “rejyon” come from?
rejyon (Haitian Creole) comes from French région, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.
rejyon (Haitian Creole): region
Definitions
- region
Ancestry of “rejyon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | région | region; area; a political subdivision of France... |
| 2 | Latin | regiō | direction, line |
| 3 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 4 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |