Where does “ĉizilo” come from?

ĉizilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉizi, from English chisel, from Middle English chisel, from Old English ċeosel, from Proto-West Germanic kisil — pebble, gravel.

ĉizilo (Esperanto): chisel

Definitions

  1. chisel

Ancestry of “ĉizilo”, step by step

ĉizilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ĉizi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoĉizito chisel, to carve
2EnglishchiselA cutting tool consisting of a slim, oblong block...
3Middle EnglishchiselAny of several cutting tools used by stone masons
4Old Englishċeosel—
5Proto-West Germanickisilpebble, gravel

via Latin caelum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaelumheaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather
2Proto-Italickailomsky
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-lomwhole
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kisil →Every word from Old English ċeosel →Every word from Middle English chisel →