Where does “alagabagebe” come from?

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

alagabagebe (Yoruba): hypocrite

Definitions

  1. hypocrite

Ancestry of “alagabagebe”, 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- →
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