Where does “ẹta” come from?
ẹta (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Albanian a-ta, from Old Irish at·tá, from Old Irish ad-, from Old Irish uss-, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret — short.
ẹta (Yoruba): three
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ẹta”, step by step
ẹta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Albanian a-ta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | a-ta | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | at·tá | to be |
| 3 | Old Irish | ad- | to, towards; in many compounds, it has a purely... |
| 4 | Old Irish | uss- | up, off |
| 5 | Old Irish | beirid | to carry, bring; to bear; to give |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | bereti | to carry, bear; to flow |
| 7 | English | beret | A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and... |
| 8 | French | béret | beret |
| 9 | Occitan | berret | cap |
| 10 | Medieval Latin | birretum | — |
| 11 | Late Latin | birrus | a kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat |
| 12 | Gaulish | birrus | short cloak |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | birros | short |
via Yoruba ẹ̀ta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ẹ̀ta | — |