Where does “bestama” come from?

bestama (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ama, from Esperanto ami, from French aimer, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

bestama (Esperanto): animal loving

Definitions

  1. animal loving

Ancestry of “bestama”, step by step

bestama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoamaloving, with love, relating to or characterized...
2Esperantoamito love
3Frenchaimerto love; to like
4Latinamōto love
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Esperanto best

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Italic deiwos
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