Where does “ĉirkaŭrigardi” come from?
ĉirkaŭrigardi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto rigardi, from French regarder, from Middle French regarder, from Old French reguarder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
ĉirkaŭrigardi (Esperanto): to look around; to examine closely
Definitions
- to look around; to examine closely
Ancestry of “ĉirkaŭrigardi”, step by step
ĉirkaŭrigardi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto rigardi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | rigardi | to look at, behold, watch, view; to consider,... |
| 2 | French | regarder | to look at; to watch |
| 3 | Middle French | regarder | to look at; to watch |
| 4 | Old French | reguarder | to look at; to watch |
| 5 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 6 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Esperanto ĉirkaŭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĉirkaŭ | around; about |
| 2 | Italian | circa | regarding, concerning; about, approximately |
| 3 | Latin | circā | — |
| 4 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 5 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |