Where does “simen” come from?

simen (Mauritian Creole) comes from French chemin, from Middle French chemin, from Old French chemin, from Latin cammīnus, from Gaulish unknown, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.

simen (Mauritian Creole): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “simen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcheminpath, way; road
2Middle Frenchcheminpath; way
3Old Frenchcheminroute; way
4Latincammīnusway
5Gaulishunknown—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos →Every word from Gaulish unknown →Every word from Latin cammīnus →