Where does “yè” come from?
yè (Haitian Creole) comes from French hier, from Old French ier, from Latin herī, from Latin here, from Proto-Italic hezī, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyési, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyes-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeǵʰ- — day.
yè (Haitian Creole): yesterday
Definitions
- yesterday
Ancestry of “yè”, step by step
yè traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French hier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hier | yesterday; To stamp with a rod |
| 2 | Old French | ier | yesterday |
| 3 | Latin | herī | yesterday |
| 4 | Latin | here | yesterday; second-person singular present active... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | hezī | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyési | yesterday |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyes- | yesterday, the day before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeǵʰ- | day |
via French est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | est | east; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Middle French | est | third-person singular present indicative of estre |
| 3 | Old French | est | third-person singular present indicative of estre |
| 4 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |