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Where does “ĉarniro” come from?

ĉarniro (Esperanto) comes from French charnière, from Vulgar Latin cardinaria, from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

ĉarniro (Esperanto): hinge

Definitions

  1. hinge

Ancestry of “ĉarniro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcharnièrehinge; joint; turning point
2Vulgar Latincardinaria—
3Latincardō—
4Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
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