Where does “Kiingereza” come from?
Kiingereza (Swahili) comes from Swahili ingereza, from Portuguese Inglês, from Old French angleis, from Old English Englisċ, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
Kiingereza (Swahili): The English language
Definitions
- The English language
Ancestry of “Kiingereza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | ingereza | English |
| 2 | Portuguese | Inglês | Englishman |
| 3 | Old French | angleis | — |
| 4 | Old English | Englisċ | of the Angles; of the Angles; English |
| 5 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |