Where does “iboji” come from?
iboji (Yoruba) comes from Venetian oji, from Portuguese hoje, from Old Portuguese oge, from Latin hodiē, from Latin hōc, from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
iboji (Yoruba): grave, tomb, cemetery
Definitions
- grave, tomb, cemetery
Ancestry of “iboji”, step by step
iboji traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Venetian oji
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venetian | oji | plural of ojo |
| 2 | Portuguese | hoje | today; nowadays |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | oge | today |
| 4 | Latin | hodiē | today |
| 5 | Latin | hōc | for this reason, because of this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰi-ḱe | this, here |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Yoruba ìbí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ìbí | pushing, rolling, swaying of something |
| 2 | Proto-Nguni | -bí | bad |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | -bɪ́ɪ̀ | bad |
via Yoruba òjìji
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | òjìji | shadow, shade |