Where does “ĝisosta” come from?
ĝisosta (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.
ĝisosta (Esperanto): to the bone, diehard; committed, thorough
Definitions
- to the bone, diehard; committed, thorough
Ancestry of “ĝisosta”, step by step
ĝisosta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ĝis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĝis | until; up to; good-bye |
| 2 | French | jusqu'à | until; to; up to |
| 3 | French | jusque | until, up to |
| 4 | Old French | jusque | as far as, until |
| 5 | Latin | inde | thence, from there; from, since; thenceforth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
via Esperanto osto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | osto | bone |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀστέον | bone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλάσις | breaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |