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Where does “bofamilio” come from?

bofamilio (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto familio, from English family, from Middle English famylye, from Latin familia, from Latin famulus, from Proto-Italic famelos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰh₁-m-eló-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

bofamilio (Esperanto): in-laws, family by marriage

Definitions

  1. in-laws, family by marriage

Ancestry of “bofamilio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofamiliofamily
2EnglishfamilyA group of people who are closely related to one...
3Middle Englishfamylye—
4Latinfamiliafamily; household; A quantity of land adequate...
5Latinfamulusserving, servile; a servant, slave
6Proto-Italicfamelosservile, domestic
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰh₁-m-eló-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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