Where does “ŝtonepoko” come from?
ŝtonepoko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto epoko, from Polish epoka, from French époque, from Latin epocha, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή, from Ancient Greek ἐπέχω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί — to be hot; to burn.
Ancestry of “ŝtonepoko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | epoko | epoch |
| 2 | Polish | epoka | — |
| 3 | French | époque | vintage; epoch; time |
| 4 | Latin | epocha | age, period, time, season, epoch |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐποχή | check, cessation; suspension of judgement;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπέχω | I have or hold upon |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |