Where does “olá” come from?
olá (Macanese) comes from Portuguese ola, from Spanish hola, from French holà, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a.
olá (Macanese): hello, hi
Definitions
- hello, hi
Ancestry of “olá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ola | wave |
| 2 | Spanish | hola | hello, hi |
| 3 | French | holà | hey, oi |
| 4 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 5 | Italian | là | there |
| 6 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 7 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 8 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 9 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 10 | Hungarian | a | the; this; that |
| 11 | French | à | to; on the, to; at |
| 12 | Middle French | a | to; towards; third-person singular present... |
| 13 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 14 | Latin | A | — |
| 15 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |