Where does “ejo ọwun” come from?
ejo ọwun (Yoruba) comes from Esperanto ejo, from Esperanto -ejo, from German -ei, from Middle High German -īe, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “ejo ọwun”, step by step
ejo ọwun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ejo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ejo | a place designated for a purpose |
| 2 | Esperanto | -ejo | indicates a place designed for the purpose... |
| 3 | German | -ei | Forming names of sites or buildings where a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -īe | — |
| 5 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Yoruba ọ̀wùn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ọ̀wùn | she/he/it |