Where does “ethnique” come from?
ethnique (Old French) comes from Latin ethnicus, from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος, from Ancient Greek ἔθω, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “ethnique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ethnicus | heathen; pagan |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐθνικός | national |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔθνος | group of people: tribe, family; group of animals:... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔθω | I am accustomed, I tend to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |