Where does “ĝemi” come from?
ĝemi (Esperanto) comes from French gémir, from Spanish gemir, from Old Spanish emer, from Old French esmer, from Latin aestimō, from Latin aestumo — to value, rate, esteem.
ĝemi (Esperanto): to moan, groan
Definitions
- to moan, groan
Ancestry of “ĝemi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gémir | to moan; to groan |
| 2 | Spanish | gemir | to groan, to moan, to wail |
| 3 | Old Spanish | emer | — |
| 4 | Old French | esmer | to estimate; to work out through thought; to... |
| 5 | Latin | aestimō | to determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge |
| 6 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |