già
Italian (Fiorentino)
adv
Definitions
- already, yet
- former, ex-
- (informal) yes, yeah
- an expletive, a word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning and is usually left untranslated
Etymology
Derived from Latin iam (already, now, before, earlier) derived from Proto-Indo-European *yē (already).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*yē
Gloss
already
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- yea English
- yea-forsooth English
- yeasay English
- etiam Latin
- iam Latin
- iamdudum Latin
- iampridem Latin
- quoniam Latin
- giammai Italian
- mai Italian
- déjà French
- déjà-vu French
- дежавю Russian
- ya Spanish, Castilian
- *Hyā́m Proto-Indo-European
- *yē Proto-Indo-European
- *ja Proto-Germanic
- giese Old English
- ēow Old English
- ġēa Old English
- ye Middle English
- ȝo, yeo, yaw, yo, io Middle English
- ja Old French
- ja Catalan, Valencian
- ja Old High German
- ja Ido
- ja Middle High German
- 𐌾𐌰 Gothic
- ja Old Portuguese
- ja Alemannic German
- diġà Maltese
- yá Asturian
- za Friulian
- ya Volapük
- ia Basque
- ya Chavacano