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Where does “bildo” come from?

bildo (Esperanto) comes from German Bild, from Middle High German bilde, from Old High German bilidi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi.

bildo (Esperanto): picture, image

Definitions

  1. picture, image

Ancestry of “bildo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBildimage; picture; painting; photo; image
2Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
3Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
4Proto-West Germanic*biliþi—

Words derived from “bildo”

  • bildigi
  • bildopunkto
  • bildaro
  • bildliteraturo
  • bildrakonto
  • mondbildo
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