Etymology Explorer β€Ί Esperanto

Where does β€œaltira” come from?

altira (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto altiri, from Esperanto tiri, from French tirer, from Middle French tirer, from Old French tirer, from Gothic π„πŒΉπ‚πŒ°πŒ½, from Proto-Germanic teranΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European der- β€” to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

altira (Esperanto): attractive, of attraction

Definitions

  1. attractive, of attraction

Ancestry of β€œaltira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoaltirito attract, draw
2Esperantotirito drag, draw, pull
3Frenchtirerto draw, drag, pull; to shoot; to draw , to...
4Middle Frenchtirerto pull
5Old Frenchtirerto pull
6Gothicπ„πŒΉπ‚πŒ°πŒ½to tear away, remove
7Proto-GermanicteranΔ…to tear; snatch or pull off ; tug
8Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- β†’