Where does “gagana Peletānia” come from?
gagana Peletānia (Tokelauan) comes from Tokelauan Peletānia, from English britain, from Middle English Britayne, from Old French Bretaigne, from Latin Britannia, from Ancient Greek Βρεττανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
gagana Peletānia (Tokelauan): English language
Definitions
- English language
Ancestry of “gagana Peletānia”, step by step
gagana Peletānia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tokelauan Peletānia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelauan | Peletānia | — |
| 2 | English | britain | England, Scotland and Wales in combination |
| 3 | Middle English | Britayne | Britain |
| 4 | Old French | Bretaigne | what is now known as Britain or the United Kingdom |
| 5 | Latin | Britannia | Britain |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Βρεττανία | the British Isles |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |