Where does “arboŝelo” come from?
arboŝelo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝelo, from English Shell, from Middle English schelle, from Old English sċiell, from Proto-West Germanic skallju, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
arboŝelo (Esperanto): bark
Definitions
- bark
Ancestry of “arboŝelo”, step by step
arboŝelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ŝelo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝelo | skin; peel |
| 2 | English | Shell | A diminutive of the female given name Michelle or Shelly |
| 3 | Middle English | schelle | — |
| 4 | Old English | sċiell | shell |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skallju | scale; shell |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Esperanto arbo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | arbo | tree |
| 2 | French | arbre | tree; axle; drive shaft |
| 3 | Old French | arbre | tree |
| 4 | Latin | arbor | a tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the... |
| 5 | Latin | arbos | Alternative form of arbor |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |