Where does “ciamâse” come from?
ciamâse (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian se, from Late Latin se(d), from Latin si, from Proto-Italic sei, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
ciamâse (Ligurian): reflexive of ciamâ; to be called
Definitions
- reflexive of ciamâ; to be called
Ancestry of “ciamâse”, step by step
ciamâse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ligurian se
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ligurian | se | if |
| 2 | Late Latin | se(d) | — |
| 3 | Latin | si | if, supposing that; whether |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sei | so, thus |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Ligurian ciamâ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ligurian | ciamâ | to call; call; feminine singular of ciamòu |
| 2 | Ligurian | a | the; in; at |
| 3 | Latin | ad | toward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ad | toward, to, on, up to, for |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éd | to, at |