Where does “ajọṣepọ” come from?
ajọṣepọ (Yoruba) comes from Tocharian B ṣe, from Portuguese oni-, from Irish ai-, from Old French a-, from Latin ad-, from Proto-Italic *ad- — ad.
ajọṣepọ (Yoruba): the act of doing things together as a group
Definitions
- the act of doing things together as a group
Ancestry of “ajọṣepọ”, step by step
ajọṣepọ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tocharian B ṣe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tocharian B | ṣe | one |
| 2 | Portuguese | oni- | Alternative form of omni- |
| 3 | Irish | ai- | — |
| 4 | Old French | a- | indicating movement towards something;... |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *ad- | ad |
via Proto-Bantu à-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | à- | Class 1 subject concord |
via Yoruba jọ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | jọ | to sieve; to filter |