Where does “adresulo” come from?
adresulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto adreso, from German Adresse, from Russian а́дрес, from Polish adres, from French adresse, from English address, from Middle English adressen, from Middle English dressen — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
adresulo (Esperanto): addressee
Ancestry of “adresulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | adreso | address |
| 2 | German | Adresse | address |
| 3 | Russian | а́дрес | — |
| 4 | Polish | adres | address |
| 5 | French | adresse | address; skill, adroitness; first-person singular... |
| 6 | English | address | "Direction."; "Preparation."; To prepare oneself |
| 7 | Middle English | adressen | to raise erect, adorn |
| 8 | Middle English | dressen | — |
| 9 | Old French | drecier | to stand up; to get on one's feet |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | directiare | — |
| 11 | Latin | dīrectus | — |
| 12 | Latin | dīrigō | — |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |