Where does “swete” come from?

swete (Haitian Creole) comes from French souhaiter, from Old French sohaidier, from Vulgar Latin *subhaitare, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

swete (Haitian Creole): to wish

Definitions

  1. to wish

Ancestry of “swete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsouhaiterto wish (for); to hope (for)
2Old Frenchsohaidierto wish
3Vulgar Latin*subhaitare—
4Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
5Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
6Proto-Italicsupounder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →