Where does “riili” come from?
riili (Jamaican Creole) comes from English really, from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
riili (Jamaican Creole): really
Definitions
- really
Ancestry of “riili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | really | In a way or manner that is real, not unreal;... |
| 2 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 3 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 4 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 5 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 6 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |