Where does “ŝtupeskalo” come from?
ŝtupeskalo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝtupo, from German Stufe, from Italian stufa, from Italian stufare, from Medieval Latin stupha, from Ancient Greek τῦφος, from Ancient Greek τύφω, from Proto-Indo-European dhubh- — scatter like dust.
ŝtupeskalo (Esperanto): step ladder
Definitions
- step ladder
Ancestry of “ŝtupeskalo”, step by step
ŝtupeskalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ŝtupo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝtupo | step; degree; stage |
| 2 | German | Stufe | step, tread; degree, stage, level, rank, phase;... |
| 3 | Italian | stufa | feminine singular of stufo; stove; third-person... |
| 4 | Italian | stufare | to stew; to bore or weary |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | stupha | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |
via Esperanto eskalo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | eskalo | ladder |