Where does “ankaŭ” come from?
ankaŭ (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto aŭ, from Latin aut, from Proto-Italic *auti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
ankaŭ (Esperanto): also, too
Definitions
- also, too
Ancestry of “ankaŭ”, step by step
ankaŭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto aŭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | aŭ | or |
| 2 | Latin | aut | or |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *auti | either, or |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewti | on the other hand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Italian anche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | anche | also, too, as well, besides; even; plural of anca |
| 2 | Italian | anco | Obsolete form of anche |
| 3 | Old Occitan | ancui | — |
| 4 | Latin | hanc hodie | in this day |