Where does “aerglitilo” come from?
aerglitilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto gliti, from German gleiten, from Middle High German glīten, from Old High German glītan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.
aerglitilo (Esperanto): air glider
Ancestry of “aerglitilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | gliti | to slide; to glide; to skate |
| 2 | German | gleiten | to glide; to float; to move effortlessly; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | glīten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | glītan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |