Where does “avarulo” come from?

avarulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto avara, from French avare, from Latin avārus, from Latin aveō — to desire, wish or long for, crave, be eager.

avarulo (Esperanto): miser

Definitions

  1. miser

Ancestry of “avarulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoavaraavaricious; miserly
2Frenchavarestingy, skinflint; scrooge, miser
3Latinavāruscovetous, greedy, avaricious
4Latinaveōto desire, wish or long for, crave, be eager
Every word from Latin aveōEvery word from Latin avārusEvery word from French avare