Where does “waitanis” come from?
waitanis (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin wait, from English White, from English sox, from English socks, from English sock, from French soc, from Vulgar Latin soccus, from Proto-Celtic sukkos — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
waitanis (Tok Pisin): termite; white ant
Definitions
- termite; white ant
Ancestry of “waitanis”, step by step
waitanis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin wait
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | wait | white |
| 2 | English | White | Alternative letter-case form of white; An... |
| 3 | English | sox | plural of sock |
| 4 | English | socks | plural of sock; Third-person singular simple... |
| 5 | English | sock | A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe... |
| 6 | French | soc | plowshare; Boston butt |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Tok Pisin anis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | anis | ant |
| 2 | English | ȧnt | — |
| 3 | Middle English | ampte | An ant; a formicid; A mantid |
| 4 | Old English | ǣmete | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | āmaitijā | ant |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |