Where does “ĉerko” come from?
ĉerko (Esperanto) comes from French cercueil, from Old French sarqueu, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος, from Ancient Greek σάρξ, from Ancient Greek στέμμα, from Ancient Greek στέφω, from Proto-Hellenic stékʷʰō — to enlace.
ĉerko (Esperanto): coffin
Definitions
- coffin
Ancestry of “ĉerko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cercueil | coffin, casket |
| 2 | Old French | sarqueu | — |
| 3 | Latin | sarcophagus | a grave, sepulchre; flesh-devouring, carnivorous;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σαρκοφάγος | flesh-eating, carnivorous; sarcophagus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάρξ | The material which covers the bones of a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στέμμα | wreath, garland, chaplet; pedigrees, family trees |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | στέφω | I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | stékʷʰō | to enlace, crown, encircle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |