Where does “alceli” come from?
alceli (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉelo, from Polish cel, from Old Polish cel, from Czech cíl, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą — to share, divide.
alceli (Esperanto): to aim, direct
Ancestry of “alceli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | ĉelo | cell |
| 2 | Polish | cel | goal, aim, objective; target; destination |
| 3 | Old Polish | cel | — |
| 4 | Czech | cíl | goal, objective |
| 5 | Middle High German | zil | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zil | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | til | to, towards; to, toward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tilą | planned point in time |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |