Where does “ĉemizo” come from?

ĉemizo (Esperanto) comes from French chemise, from Latin camisia, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

ĉemizo (Esperanto): shirt

Definitions

  1. shirt

Ancestry of “ĉemizo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchemiseshirt; folder; chemise
2Latincamisiashirt; nightgown; alb
3Proto-West Germanic*hamiþishirt
4Proto-Germanichamōshape, physical form
5Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “ĉemizo

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