Where does “ĝenaĵo” come from?
ĝenaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĝena, from French gênant, from French gêner, from Middle French genner, from Middle High German jenner, from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
ĝenaĵo (Esperanto): something bothersome / troublesome
Definitions
- something bothersome / troublesome
Ancestry of “ĝenaĵo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĝena | bothersome, troublesome |
| 2 | French | gênant | embarrassing; troublesome, inconvenient; present... |
| 3 | French | gêner | to hinder, hamper, bother; to bother, annoy,... |
| 4 | Middle French | genner | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | jenner | — |
| 6 | Latin | iānuārius | of January |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |