Where does “ĉifaĵo” come from?
ĉifaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉifi, from French chiffe, from Middle French chiffe, from Old French chipe, from Middle English chip, from Old English ċipp, from Old English ċippian, from Proto-Germanic kipp- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
ĉifaĵo (Esperanto): wrinkle
Definitions
- wrinkle
Ancestry of “ĉifaĵo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĉifi | crumple; muss |
| 2 | French | chiffe | rag; drip |
| 3 | Middle French | chiffe | cloth, old rag |
| 4 | Old French | chipe | rag; bit, scrap |
| 5 | Middle English | chip | fragment, worthless thing; chip, shard, fragment |
| 6 | Old English | ċipp | chip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,... |
| 7 | Old English | ċippian | to cut; hew |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kipp- | to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵey- | to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;... |