Where does “ĉi-” come from?
ĉi- (Esperanto) comes from French chaque, from Middle French chasque, from Middle French chascun, from Old French chascun, from Vulgar Latin cascunum, from Latin catunum, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
ĉi- (Esperanto): each-, every-, all-
Definitions
- each-, every-, all-
Ancestry of “ĉi-”, step by step
ĉi- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French chaque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chaque | each; every |
| 2 | Middle French | chasque | each |
| 3 | Middle French | chascun | each one; every one; each; every |
| 4 | Old French | chascun | each one; every one; each; every |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | cascunum | — |
| 6 | Latin | catunum | each, each one |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via English each
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | each | All; every; For one; apiece; per; Every one;... |
| 2 | Middle English | eche | each; Alternative form of ache |
| 3 | Old English | eċe | ache |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *aki | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | akiz | ache, pain |
| 6 | Armenian | աքիս | weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis" |
| 7 | Old Armenian | աքիս | weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis" |