Where does “z'oignon” come from?
z'oignon (Haitian Creole) comes from French oignon, from Middle French oingnon, from Old French oignon, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
z'oignon (Haitian Creole): an onion
Definitions
- an onion
Ancestry of “z'oignon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | oignon | onion; bulb; one's own business |
| 2 | Middle French | oingnon | onion |
| 3 | Old French | oignon | onion |
| 4 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 5 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |