Where does “aĝo” come from?
aĝo (Esperanto) comes from French âge, from Middle French âge, from Old French aige, from Old French edage, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās, from Latin aevitās — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
aĝo (Esperanto): age
Definitions
- age
Ancestry of “aĝo”, step by step
aĝo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French âge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | âge | age |
| 2 | Middle French | âge | — |
| 3 | Old French | aige | Alternative form of aage |
| 4 | Old French | edage | Alternative form of aage |
| 5 | Old French | aage | age |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 7 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 8 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via English age
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 2 | Latin | age | well now, well then, come now; very well, good,... |
| 3 | Latin | ago | I act, I behave; I do or make continuously or... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Latin agō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |