Where does “ĉelo” come from?

ĉelo (Esperanto) comes from Polish cel, from Old Polish cel, from Czech cíl, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- — to share, divide.

ĉelo (Esperanto): cell

Definitions

  1. cell

Ancestry of “ĉelo”, step by step

ĉelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish cel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcelgoal, aim, objective; target; destination
2Old Polishceltarget
3Czechcílgoal, objective
4Middle High Germanzil
5Old High Germanzil
6Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
7Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Italian cella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancellacell
2Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelnā
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “ĉelo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą
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