Where does “ŝarĝaŭto” come from?
ŝarĝaŭto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝarĝi, from French charger, from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carrico, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.
ŝarĝaŭto (Esperanto): truck
Definitions
- truck
Ancestry of “ŝarĝaŭto”, step by step
ŝarĝaŭto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ŝarĝi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝarĝi | to load |
| 2 | French | charger | to load; to charge; to put in charge; to charge |
| 3 | Old French | chargier | to load; to lade |
| 4 | Late Latin | carrico | — |
| 5 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 6 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Esperanto aŭto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | aŭto | a car |
| 2 | Esperanto | aŭtomobilo | car |
| 3 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 4 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |