Where does “affi” come from?
affi (Jamaican Creole) comes from English 'ave, from English have, from English -s, from English ’s, from English Kingstown, from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende — on, onto.
affi (Jamaican Creole): have to; must
Definitions
- have to; must
Ancestry of “affi”, step by step
affi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English 'ave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | 'ave | Pronunciation spelling of have |
| 2 | English | have | To possess, own; To hold, as something at... |
| 3 | English | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to... |
| 4 | English | ’s | — |
| 5 | English | Kingstown | OS grid ref NY3959 |
| 6 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 7 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 8 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 9 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Jamaican Creole fi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaican Creole | fi | for; to; can |
| 2 | English | for to | in order to; for; to |
| 3 | English | for | Because, as, since; Towards; in the direction of;... |
| 4 | Middle English | for | for |
| 5 | Old English | fōr | journey; going, course, journey |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |