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
Ancestry of “bongustaĵo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | bongusta | tasty |
| 2 | Esperanto | ĝusta | right, correct, exact |
| 3 | French | juste | fair, just; reasonable, appropriate, grounded;... |
| 4 | Old French | juste | — |
| 5 | Latin | iūstus | — |
| 6 | Latin | iūs | — |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |