Where does “गिरमिटिया” come from?
गिरमिटिया (Hindi) comes from Hindi गिरमिट, 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 — to express approval; praise; to elevate.
गिरमिटिया (Hindi): an indentured labourer
Definitions
- an indentured labourer
Ancestry of “गिरमिटिया”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | गिरमिट | a contract of indentured labour to work in cane plantations |
| 2 | English | agreement | An understanding between entities to follow a... |
| 3 | Middle English | agrement | An understanding, agreement, or state of mutual... |
| 4 | Old French | agrement | agreement; accord |
| 5 | Old French | agreer | to please; to be pleasing to |
| 6 | Old French | gré | pleasure, goodwill; will; step |
| 7 | Latin | grātum | — |
| 8 | Latin | grātus | pleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | grātos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥Htós | praised |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerH- | to express approval; praise; to elevate |