Where does “anso” come from?

anso (Esperanto) comes from Italian ansa, from Latin ansa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂emseh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂em- — to grasp-; to hold on to; love.

anso (Esperanto): handle; knob

Definitions

  1. handle; knob

Ancestry of “anso”, step by step

anso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian ansa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianansahandle; excuse, pretext; curve or bend
2Latinansahandle; tiller
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂emseh₂handle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂em-to grasp-; to hold on to; love

via French anse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchanseAn arc segment, from which an object is...

Words derived from “anso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂emseh₂ →Every word from Latin ansa →