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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

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
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