Where does “ĵetlanco” come from?
ĵetlanco (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĵeti, from French jeter, from Old French jeter, from Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre, from Latin iaciō, from Proto-Indo-European (H)yeh₁- — to throw.
ĵetlanco (Esperanto): a javelin
Definitions
- a javelin
Ancestry of “ĵetlanco”, step by step
ĵetlanco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ĵeti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĵeti | to throw, fling, lob, pitch |
| 2 | French | jeter | to throw; to throw away, discard of; to throw... |
| 3 | Old French | jeter | to throw |
| 4 | Latin | iectāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | iactāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | iaciō | to throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)yeh₁- | to throw |
via Esperanto lanco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | lanco | lance, spear |
| 2 | English | Lance | by folk etymology associated with a lance |
| 3 | English | launce | Obsolete form of lance; sand eel, sand lance,... |
| 4 | Old French | lance | lance weapon |
| 5 | Latin | lancea | the Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |