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Where does “-ejo” come from?

-ejo (Esperanto) comes from German -ei, from Middle High German -īe, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

-ejo (Esperanto): indicates a place designed for the purpose...

Definitions

  1. indicates a place designed for the purpose...

Ancestry of “-ejo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-eiForming names of sites or buildings where a...
2Middle High German-īe—
3Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “-ejo”

  • lerneja
  • tualetejo
  • albordiĝejo
  • kuirejo
  • elektrejo
  • abonejo
  • ĉefenirejo
  • presejo
  • orfejestro
  • retejo
  • kuniklejo
  • sidejo
  • ĉefministrejo
  • drinkejo
  • ripozejo
  • agentejo
  • eldonejo
  • abatejo
  • banejo
  • dormejo
  • garbejo
  • sanktejo
  • atendejo
  • monaĥinejo
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