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

Definitions

  1. air glider

Ancestry of “aerglitilo”, step by step

aerglitilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto gliti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoglitito slide; to glide; to skate
2Germangleitento glide; to float; to move effortlessly; to...
3Middle High Germanglīten—
4Old High Germanglītanto glide
5Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

via Esperanto aero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoaeroair
2Latināērair
3Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
4Ancient Greekauhḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Old High German glītan →