Where does “dandi” come from?

dandi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto dando, from English dandy, from Scots dandy — a fop; one who is well-dressed.

dandi (Esperanto): to swagger, show off

Definitions

  1. to swagger, show off

Ancestry of “dandi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantodandodandy
2EnglishdandyLike a dandy, foppish; Very good; better than...
3Scotsdandya fop; one who is well-dressed

Words derived from “dandi”

Every word from Scots dandy →Every word from English dandy →Every word from Esperanto dando →
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