Where does “sô” come from?
sô (Louisiana Creole) comes from French son, from Middle French son, from Old French son, from Vulgar Latin sum, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
sô (Louisiana Creole): his
Definitions
- his
Ancestry of “sô”, step by step
sô traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French son
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | son | sound; His, her, its; bran |
| 2 | Middle French | son | sound |
| 3 | Old French | son | his/hers/its |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | sum | to be, exist, have; to be there; to go |
| 5 | Latin | suus | his, her, its, their |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sowos | his, her, its, their |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewos | (one's) own; his, her, its |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via English So
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | So | A Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand;... |
| 2 | English | Sol | The Sun, the star orbited by the Earth |
| 3 | Old French | sol | alone; sol; Old French coin |
| 4 | Latin | solidum | solid |
| 5 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |