Where does “ĉantaĝi” come from?
ĉantaĝi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉantaĝo, from French chantage, from French -age, from Middle French -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
ĉantaĝi (Esperanto): to blackmail
Definitions
- to blackmail
Ancestry of “ĉantaĝi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĉantaĝo | blackmail |
| 2 | French | chantage | blackmail, shakedown |
| 3 | French | -age | Forming nouns with the sense of "action or result... |
| 4 | Middle French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of "action or result... |
| 5 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 6 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -āticum | — |