Where does “o dabọ” come from?
o dabọ (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ọ̀, from Haitian Creole kò, from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
o dabọ (Yoruba): goodbye, farewell
Definitions
- goodbye, farewell
Ancestry of “o dabọ”, step by step
o dabọ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba ọ̀
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ọ̀ | The letter with low tone}} |
| 2 | Haitian Creole | kò | body |
| 3 | French | corps | body; field; corps |
| 4 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
via Yoruba dí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | dí | to become opaque |