Where does “alizujo” come from?
alizujo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto alizo, from French alise, from Frankish aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic alizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.
alizujo (Esperanto): common whitebeam
Ancestry of “alizujo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | alizo | the small, orange or red fruit of the common... |
| 2 | French | alise | fruit of the whitebeam |
| 3 | Frankish | aliʀu | alder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | alizō | alder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élis- | alder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | el- | to bend; red, brown; hungry |