Where does “phonsáyna” come from?
phonsáyna (Taos) comes from French français, from Middle French françois, from Old French françois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.
phonsáyna (Taos): non-Spanish-speaking white man, American
Definitions
- non-Spanish-speaking white man, American
Ancestry of “phonsáyna”, step by step
phonsáyna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French français
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | français | French; Franco-American or Francophone |
| 2 | Middle French | françois | Alternative form of françoys |
| 3 | Old French | françois | French; the French language |
| 4 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 5 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 6 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 7 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 8 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Spanish francés
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | francés | French; Frenchman, inhabitant of France; the... |
| 2 | Latin | francēnsis | French |
| 3 | Latin | ēnsis | sword, brand |