Where does “alaranĝi” come from?
alaranĝi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto aranĝi, from French arranger, from Old French arangier, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos, from Proto-Celtic reketi — to set in order.
alaranĝi (Esperanto): to adapt, adjust
Ancestry of “alaranĝi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | aranĝi | to arrange; to adjust; to fix up |
| 2 | French | arranger | to arrange; to suit, to be convenient; to be set... |
| 3 | Old French | arangier | to arrange |
| 4 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 5 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 6 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 7 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |