Where does “siwo” come from?

siwo (Haitian Creole) comes from French sirop, from Old French sirop, from Medieval Latin siruppus, from Arabic شَرَاب, from Arabic شَرِبَ — to drink.

siwo (Haitian Creole): syrup

Definitions

  1. syrup

Ancestry of “siwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsiropsyrup
2Old Frenchsiropsyrup
3Medieval Latinsiruppus—
4Arabicشَرَابwine, beverage; beverage; a drink, beverage,...
5Arabicشَرِبَto drink
Every word from Arabic شَرِبَ →Every word from Arabic شَرَاب →Every word from Medieval Latin siruppus →