Where does “ayo” come from?
ayo (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish adiós, from Spanish Dios, from Old Spanish dios, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.
ayo (Papiamentu): goodbye; farewell
Definitions
- goodbye; farewell
Ancestry of “ayo”, step by step
ayo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish adiós
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | adiós | goodbye, farewell; farewell; goodbye |
| 2 | Spanish | Dios | God |
| 3 | Old Spanish | dios | god, deity |
| 4 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 5 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Portuguese adeus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | adeus | goodbye |