Where does “naakiiyáál” come from?
naakiiyáál (Navajo) comes from Navajo yáál, from Spanish real, from Late Latin realis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
naakiiyáál (Navajo): quarter
Definitions
- quarter
Ancestry of “naakiiyáál”, step by step
naakiiyáál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo yáál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | yáál | bit, 12.5 cents |
| 2 | Spanish | real | real; royal; a quarter of a peseta |
| 3 | Late Latin | realis | actual; real, actual |
| 4 | Latin | rēs | thing, object, stuff |
| 5 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 6 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 7 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Navajo naaki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | naaki | two |