Where does “i'” come from?

i' (Neapolitan) comes from Neapolitan io, from Late Latin eo, from Classical Latin egō̆, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

i' (Neapolitan): Alternative form of io

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of io

Ancestry of “i'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NeapolitanioI, the first-person singular nominative pronoun
2Late Latineo
3Classical Latinegō̆
4Proto-ItalicegōI
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Italic egōEvery word from Classical Latin egō̆
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