Where does “blankulo” come from?
blankulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto blanka, from French Blanc, from Middle French blanc, from Old French blanc, from Late Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
blankulo (Esperanto): a person of light skin color, white person,...
Definitions
- a person of light skin color, white person,...
Ancestry of “blankulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | blanka | white; blank |
| 2 | French | Blanc | white person |
| 3 | Middle French | blanc | white |
| 4 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 5 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 6 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |