Where does “아이티” come from?

아이티 (Korean) comes from English IT, from Middle English it, from Old English hit, from Proto-Germanic hit, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

아이티 (Korean): IT (information technology)

Definitions

  1. IT (information technology)

Ancestry of “아이티”, step by step

아이티 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English IT

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishITInitialism of information technology; Initialism...
2Middle EnglishitAlternative form of hit
3Old Englishhitit
4Proto-Germanichitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

via French Haïti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchHaïtiof Haiti
2Taínohayitimountainous land; land of lofty barrows or...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hit →Every word from Old English hit →