Where does “-ujo” come from?

-ujo (Esperanto) comes from German Etui, from French étui, from Middle French étui, from Old French estui — container, prison; case, sheath.

-ujo (Esperanto): something filled with, a container or box for; a...

Definitions

  1. something filled with, a container or box for; a...

Ancestry of “-ujo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEtuicase, étui
2Frenchétuicase; holster; cover
3Middle Frenchétui
4Old Frenchestuicontainer, prison; case, sheath

Words derived from “-ujo

Every word from Old French estui