Where does “ia” come from?

ia (Middle French) comes from Old French ja, from Latin iam, from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m.

ia (Middle French): already

Definitions

  1. already

Ancestry of “ia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjaalready; as soon as possible; quickly
2Latiniamalready; now; anymore
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyā́m—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m →Every word from Latin iam →Every word from Old French ja →