Where does “ロア” come from?
ロア (Japanese) comes from English loa, from Haitian Creole lwa, from French loi, from Middle French loy, from Old French loi, from Old French lei, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
ロア (Japanese): loa, a voodoo god
Definitions
- loa, a voodoo god
Ancestry of “ロア”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loa | In the voodoo religion, a spirit intermediary... |
| 2 | Haitian Creole | lwa | loa; god, spirit; law |
| 3 | French | loi | law |
| 4 | Middle French | loy | law |
| 5 | Old French | loi | law; rule; regulation |
| 6 | Old French | lei | a law |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |