Where does “ĝismentone” come from?

ĝismentone (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĝis, from French jusqu'à, from French jusque, from Old French jusque, from Latin inde, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

ĝismentone (Esperanto): up to the chin

Definitions

  1. up to the chin

Ancestry of “ĝismentone”, step by step

ĝismentone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ĝis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoĝisuntil; up to; good-bye
2Frenchjusqu'àuntil; to; up to
3Frenchjusqueuntil, up to
4Old Frenchjusqueas far as, until
5Latinindethence, from there; from, since; thenceforth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Esperanto mentono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomentonochin
2Frenchmentonchin
3Old Frenchmentonchin; chinguard
4Vulgar Latinmentodative singular of mentum; ablative singular of...
5Latinmentumchin; beard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Latin inde →Every word from Old French jusque →