Where does “amerikan” come from?
amerikan (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto amerika, from Esperanto Ameriko, from English America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
amerikan (Esperanto): accusative singular of amerika
Definitions
- accusative singular of amerika
Ancestry of “amerikan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | amerika | American |
| 2 | Esperanto | Ameriko | America or Americas |
| 3 | English | America | — |
| 4 | Latin | America | — |
| 5 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |