Where does “Berlinese” come from?
Berlinese (English) comes from Esperanto Berlino, from Esperanto -o, from Spanish -ó, from Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός, from Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ, from Aramaic ארמיא, from Aramaic ארם — Aram (son of Shem).
Berlinese (English): An inhabitant or a resident of the city of...
Definitions
- An inhabitant or a resident of the city of...
Ancestry of “Berlinese”, step by step
Berlinese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto Berlino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | Berlino | — |
| 2 | Esperanto | -o | Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ó | A suffix indicating the third-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | Aramaicus | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραμαϊκός | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 6 | Aramaic | ܐܪܡܝܐ | Aramean; gentile |
| 7 | Aramaic | ארמיא | Aramaean |
| 8 | Aramaic | ארם | Aram (son of Shem) |