Where does “ají” come from?
ají (Spanish) comes from Portuguese agir, from French agir, from Latin agere, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
ají (Spanish): chili
Definitions
- chili
Ancestry of “ají”, step by step
ají traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese agir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | agir | to do something; to act; to function; to perform;... |
| 2 | French | agir | to act; to act, to do; to act, behave |
| 3 | Latin | agere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Taíno *ahi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taíno | *ahi | tooth |