Where does “ọmọlọ” come from?
ọmọlọ (Yoruba) comes from Italian olo-, from Vietnamese lò, from Vietnamese bỏ, from English board, from English boardrider, from English rider, from Middle English ridere, from Middle English ryder — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ọmọlọ (Yoruba): grinding stone pestle
Definitions
- grinding stone pestle
Ancestry of “ọmọlọ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | olo- | holo- |
| 2 | Vietnamese | lò | kiln, furnace, oven, heater |
| 3 | Vietnamese | bỏ | to put, to place; to leave, to abandon; to quit |
| 4 | English | board | A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any... |
| 5 | English | boardrider | surfer |
| 6 | English | rider | One who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;... |
| 7 | Middle English | ridere | Alternative form of ryder |
| 8 | Middle English | ryder | A rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A... |
| 9 | Old English | rīdere | rider, knight |
| 10 | Old English | rīdan | to ride |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |