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Where does “avenkaĉo” come from?

avenkaĉo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kaĉo, from Italian cazzo, from Italian cazza, from Latin cattia, from Old High German keȥȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil, from Proto-Germanic katilaz, from Latin catīllus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

avenkaĉo (Esperanto): oatmeal

Definitions

  1. oatmeal

Ancestry of “avenkaĉo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokaĉoporridge, gruel, pap
2Italiancazzodick, cock, prick; shit , jackshit , sod all ,...
3Italiancazzathird-person singular present indicative of...
4Latincattiapan
5Old High Germankeȥȥil—
6Proto-West Germanic*katil—
7Proto-Germanickatilazkettle, bucket, vessel
8Latincatīllus—
9Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
10Proto-Italic-elos—
11Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
12Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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