Where does “branĉo” come from?
branĉo (Esperanto) comes from English branch, from Middle English branche, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.
branĉo (Esperanto): branch
Definitions
- branch
Ancestry of “branĉo”, step by step
branĉo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English branch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | branch | The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk... |
| 2 | Middle English | branche | — |
| 3 | Old French | branche | branch |
| 4 | Late Latin | branca | footprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw |
| 5 | Gaulish | vranca | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrónkeh₂ | — |
via French branche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | branche | branch; first-person singular present indicative... |