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
Ancestry of “ia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | ja | already; as soon as possible; quickly |
| 2 | Latin | iam | already; now; anymore |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyā́m | — |