Where does “aŭtobushaltejo” come from?
aŭtobushaltejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto aŭtobuso, from German Autobus, from English autobus, from English auto-, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
aŭtobushaltejo (Esperanto): bus stop
Definitions
- bus stop
Ancestry of “aŭtobushaltejo”, step by step
aŭtobushaltejo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto aŭtobuso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | aŭtobuso | bus |
| 2 | German | Autobus | bus |
| 3 | English | autobus | A bus that is a motor vehicle, as opposed to... |
| 4 | English | auto- | Regarding oneself; automatic; relating to cars or... |
| 5 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 6 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 7 | French | automate | automaton |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Esperanto haltejo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | haltejo | a stop |
| 2 | Esperanto | halti | to stop; to halt; to stall |
| 3 | German | halten | to hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to... |
| 4 | English | halt | To limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in... |
| 5 | Middle English | halt | Limping, lame, crippled |
| 6 | Old English | healt | lame, limping |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | halt | lame, halt |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haltaz | lame, halt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kol-d- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |