Where does “ĉefministrejo” come from?
ĉefministrejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉefministro, from Esperanto ĉef-, from English chief, from Middle English chef, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
ĉefministrejo (Esperanto): chancellery
Ancestry of “ĉefministrejo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | ĉefministro | prime minister, premier |
| 2 | Esperanto | ĉef- | main, head, chief |
| 3 | English | chief | A leader or head of a group of people,... |
| 4 | Middle English | chef | A leader, boss, or director; a chief official;... |
| 5 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |