Where does “sik long tingting” come from?
sik long tingting (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin long, from English along, from Old English andlang, from Old English and-, from Proto-West Germanic anda-, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
sik long tingting (Tok Pisin): intellectual disability
Definitions
- intellectual disability
Ancestry of “sik long tingting”, step by step
sik long tingting traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin long
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | long | Used to mark spatial direct objects that... |
| 2 | English | along | By the length of; in a line with the length of;... |
| 3 | Old English | andlang | throughout, all along; along |
| 4 | Old English | and- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Tok Pisin sik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | sik | illness, disease; sick, ill |
| 2 | English | sick | In poor health; ill; Having an urge to vomit;... |
| 3 | English | sic | Thus; thus written; To mark with a bracketed sic;... |
| 4 | English | seek | To try to find; to look for; to search for; To... |
| 5 | Middle English | seke | Alternative form of seken |
| 6 | Old English | sēċan | to seek or inquire about |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |