Where does “ŝubekulo” come from?
ŝubekulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝuo, from English shoe, from German Schuh, from Middle High German schuo, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
ŝubekulo (Esperanto): shoebill
Definitions
- shoebill
Ancestry of “ŝubekulo”, step by step
ŝubekulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ŝuo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝuo | shoe |
| 2 | English | shoe | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom... |
| 3 | German | Schuh | shoe |
| 4 | Middle High German | schuo | — |
| 5 | Old High German | scuoh | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skōh | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
via Esperanto beko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | beko | beak |
| 2 | Latin | beccus | beak, bill |
| 3 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 4 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |