Where does “ĝemelurbo” come from?

ĝemelurbo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto urbo, from Latin urbs, from Proto-Italic worβis, from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ĝemelurbo (Esperanto): twin town, sister city

Definitions

  1. twin town, sister city

Ancestry of “ĝemelurbo”, step by step

ĝemelurbo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto urbo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantourbocity, town
2Latinurbsa city, walled town; the City, Rome
3Proto-Italicworβiscity
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerbʰ-to enclose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Esperanto ĝemelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoĝemelotwin
2LatinGeminustwinborn, twin
3Latingeminustwin; double, paired; a twin
4Proto-Italicjemanos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanyemH-twin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ- →