Where does “गिरमिट” come from?
गिरमिट (Hindi) comes from English agreement, from Middle English agrement, from Old French agrement, from Old French agreer, from Old French gré, from Latin grātum, from Latin grātus, from Proto-Italic grātos — to express approval; praise; to elevate.
गिरमिट (Hindi): a contract of indentured labour to work in cane plantations
Definitions
- a contract of indentured labour to work in cane plantations
Ancestry of “गिरमिट”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agreement | An understanding between entities to follow a... |
| 2 | Middle English | agrement | An understanding, agreement, or state of mutual... |
| 3 | Old French | agrement | agreement; accord |
| 4 | Old French | agreer | to please; to be pleasing to |
| 5 | Old French | gré | pleasure, goodwill; will; step |
| 6 | Latin | grātum | — |
| 7 | Latin | grātus | pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | grātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥Htós | praised |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |