Where does “ĉio” come from?
ĉio (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉi-, 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 — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
ĉio (Esperanto): everything
Ancestry of “ĉio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĉi- | each-, every-, all- |
| 2 | French | chaque | each; every |
| 3 | Middle French | chasque | each |
| 4 | Middle French | chascun | each one; every one; each; every |
| 5 | Old French | chascun | each one; every one; each; every |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | cascunum | — |
| 7 | Latin | catunum | each, each one |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |