Where does “tifi” come from?
tifi (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole fi, from French fille, from Middle French fille, from Old French fille, from Latin fīlia, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os — to suckle, nurse.
tifi (Haitian Creole): girl
Definitions
- girl
Ancestry of “tifi”, step by step
tifi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Haitian Creole fi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | fi | girl; daughter |
| 2 | French | fille | girl; daughter; prostitute, wench |
| 3 | Middle French | fille | daughter; girl |
| 4 | Old French | fille | daughter; girl |
| 5 | Latin | fīlia | daughter |
| 6 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 7 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |