Where does “onibata” come from?

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

onibata (Yoruba): someone who sells bata drums

Definitions

  1. someone who sells bata drums

Ancestry of “onibata”, 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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