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Where does “sèlman” come from?

sèlman (Haitian Creole) comes from French seulement, from Middle French seullement, from Old French solement, from Late Latin sōlā mente.

sèlman (Haitian Creole): only

Definitions

  1. only

Ancestry of “sèlman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchseulementonly
2Middle Frenchseullementonly
3Old Frenchsolementonly; just; alone
4Late Latinsōlā mente—
Every word from Late Latin sōlā mente →