Where does “amplifilo” come from?
amplifilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto amplifi, from Latin amplificō, from Latin amplus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
amplifilo (Esperanto): amplifier
Definitions
- amplifier
Ancestry of “amplifilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | amplifi | to amplify |
| 2 | Latin | amplificō | to enlarge, extend, increase, amplify, magnify; develop |
| 3 | Latin | amplus | large, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |