Where does “guija” come from?
guija (Spanish) comes from English Ouija, from French oui, from Old French oil, from Old French il, from Latin illī, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.
guija (Spanish): Ouija; Ouija board
Ancestry of “guija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Ouija | A board, having letters of the alphabet and the... |
| 2 | French | oui | yes |
| 3 | Old French | oil | yes; Alternative form of ueil |
| 4 | Old French | il | he; they |
| 5 | Latin | illī | — |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |