Where does “ŝiri” come from?
ŝiri (Esperanto) comes from French déchirer, from Middle French deschirer, from Old French descirer, from Old French dé-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
ŝiri (Esperanto): to tear, to rip
Definitions
- to tear, to rip
Ancestry of “ŝiri”, step by step
ŝiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French déchirer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | déchirer | to rip up; to tear up emotionally; to kick arse,... |
| 2 | Middle French | deschirer | to rip up; to shred; to rip to shreds |
| 3 | Old French | descirer | — |
| 4 | Old French | dé- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English shear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shear | To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed... |
| 2 | Middle English | schyre | Alternative form of shire; bright, shimmering,... |
| 3 | Old English | sċīr | bright; shire; county |
| 4 | Old English | burna | stream |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |