Where does “ĉevalmuelejo” come from?
ĉevalmuelejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto muelejo, from Esperanto mueli, from German Mühle, from Middle High German müle, from Old High German mulī, from Latin molīna, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
ĉevalmuelejo (Esperanto): horse mill
Definitions
- horse mill
Ancestry of “ĉevalmuelejo”, step by step
ĉevalmuelejo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto muelejo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | muelejo | mill |
| 2 | Esperanto | mueli | to pulverise, to grind |
| 3 | German | Mühle | mill; nine men's morris; old, rickety vehicle |
| 4 | Middle High German | müle | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mulī | — |
| 6 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 7 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Esperanto ĉevalo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĉevalo | horse; knight |
| 2 | French | cheval | horse; horsepower; tall and slim woman, beautiful... |
| 3 | French | bois | wood; wood, woodland; antler |
| 4 | Middle French | boys | wood |
| 5 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 6 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |