Where does “tè” come from?
tè (Haitian Creole) comes from French thé, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.
tè (Haitian Creole): Earth; ground
Definitions
- Earth; ground
Ancestry of “tè”, step by step
tè traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French thé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | thé | tea |
| 2 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 3 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 4 | Malay | putih | white |
| 5 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 6 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |
via French été
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | été | summer; past participle of être; past participle... |
| 2 | Old French | esté | summer; past participle of ester; past participle... |
| 3 | Latin | aestās | summer |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | aissāts | summer (season) |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éydʰteh₂ts | — |