Where does “ĉevalviro” come from?

ĉevalviro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉevalo, from French cheval, from French bois, from Middle French boys, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ĉevalviro (Esperanto): centaur; male horse, stallion

Definitions

  1. centaur; male horse, stallion

Ancestry of “ĉevalviro”, step by step

ĉevalviro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ĉevalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoĉevalohorse; knight
2Frenchchevalhorse; horsepower; tall and slim woman, beautiful...
3Frenchboiswood; wood, woodland; antler
4Middle Frenchboyswood
5Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
6Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
7Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Esperanto viro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoviroman
2Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
3Proto-Italicwirosa man
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →