Where does “az” come from?

az (Yola) comes from Middle English as, from Old French as, from Vulgar Latin *as, from Latin habes, from Arabic حَبَش — Abyssinian; Abysinnian.

az (Yola): as

Definitions

  1. as

Ancestry of “az”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishasas; ace; The lowest possible throw in dice
2Old Frenchasa score of one on a die; second-person singular...
3Vulgar Latin*as—
4Latinhabessecond-person singular present active indicative...
5ArabicحَبَشAbyssinian; Abysinnian
Every word from Arabic حَبَش →Every word from Latin habes →Every word from Vulgar Latin *as →