Where does “bongustaĵo” come from?

bongustaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bongusta, from Esperanto ĝusta, from French juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iūstus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bongustaĵo (Esperanto): something tasty

Definitions

  1. something tasty

Ancestry of “bongustaĵo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobongustatasty
2Esperantoĝustaright, correct, exact
3Frenchjustefair, just; reasonable, appropriate, grounded;...
4Old Frenchjuste
5Latiniūstusjust, righteous
6Latiniūslaw, right
7Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
8Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
9Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-