Where does “ẹlẹluu” come from?

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

ẹlẹluu (Yoruba): A person who makes indigo dye or sells indigo-dyed clothing

Definitions

  1. A person who makes indigo dye or sells indigo-dyed clothing

Ancestry of “ẹlẹluu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseoni-Alternative form of omni-
2Irishai-—
3Old Frencha-indicating movement towards something;...
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Proto-Italic*ad-ad
Every word from Proto-Italic *ad- →Every word from Latin ad- →Every word from Old French a- →