Where does “ĝiso” come from?
ĝiso (Esperanto) comes from Italian ghisa, from French guise, from French gueuse, from German Gießen, from Middle High German gieȥen, from Old High German gioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną — to pour.
ĝiso (Esperanto): an act of saying goodbye
Definitions
- an act of saying goodbye
Ancestry of “ĝiso”, step by step
ĝiso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian ghisa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ghisa | cast iron |
| 2 | French | guise | way |
| 3 | French | gueuse | wench |
| 4 | German | Gießen | gerund of gießen; moulding; casting |
| 5 | Middle High German | gieȥen | to pour |
| 6 | Old High German | gioȥan | to pour |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | geutan | to pour |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |