Where does “ṣere” come from?

ṣere (Yoruba) comes from Tocharian B ṣe, from Portuguese oni-, from Irish ai-, from Old French a-, from Latin ad-, from Proto-Italic *ad- — ad.

ṣere (Yoruba): to do a game, to play

Definitions

  1. to do a game, to play

Ancestry of “ṣere”, step by step

ṣere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tocharian B ṣe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tocharian Bṣeone
2Portugueseoni-Alternative form of omni-
3Irishai-—
4Old Frencha-indicating movement towards something;...
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Proto-Italic*ad-ad

via Yoruba eré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaeréadvantage, reward
2Yorubaẹ̀-—
Every word from Proto-Italic *ad- →Every word from Latin ad- →Every word from Old French a- →