Where does “ŝtoneca” come from?
ŝtoneca (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝtoneco, from Esperanto ŝtona, from Esperanto ŝtono, from English Stone, from Middle English ston, from Old English stān, from Old Norse Veggr, from Proto-Germanic wajjuz — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
ŝtoneca (Esperanto): of or pertaining to the quality of stoniness
Definitions
- of or pertaining to the quality of stoniness
Ancestry of “ŝtoneca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | ŝtoneco | stoniness |
| 2 | Esperanto | ŝtona | stony, made of stones; metalled |
| 3 | Esperanto | ŝtono | stone |
| 4 | English | Stone | — |
| 5 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 6 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 7 | Old Norse | Veggr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |