Where does “emportan” come from?

emportan (Seychellois Creole) comes from French important, from French importer, from Latin importāre.

emportan (Seychellois Creole): important

Definitions

  1. important

Ancestry of “emportan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchimportantimportant; significant; present participle of...
2Frenchimporterto import; to matter, to be relevant, important
3Latinimportāre—
Every word from Latin importāre →Every word from French importer →Every word from French important →