Where does “alade” come from?
alade (Hausa) comes from Yoruba ẹlẹdẹ, from Portuguese oni-, from Irish ai-, from Old French a-, from Latin ad-, from Proto-Italic *ad- — ad.
alade (Hausa): pig
Ancestry of “alade”, step by step
alade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba ẹlẹdẹ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ẹlẹdẹ | pig |
| 2 | Portuguese | oni- | Alternative form of omni- |
| 3 | Irish | ai- | — |
| 4 | Old French | a- | indicating movement towards something;... |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *ad- | ad |
via Yoruba adé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | adé | crown |
| 2 | Yoruba | a- | — |
Words derived from “alade”