Where does “alagidi” come from?
alagidi (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba agídí, from Navajo gídí, from English Kitty, from English kit, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
alagidi (Yoruba): stubborn person
Definitions
- stubborn person
Ancestry of “alagidi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | agídí | stubbornness |
| 2 | Navajo | gídí | cat |
| 3 | English | Kitty | A jail, a prison; also, a lockup |
| 4 | English | kit | A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves;... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |