Where does “deflankiĝi” come from?
deflankiĝi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto de, from French dé, from Middle French de, from Old French dé, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
deflankiĝi (Esperanto): to digress, go astray, get off the subject
Definitions
- to digress, go astray, get off the subject
Ancestry of “deflankiĝi”, step by step
deflankiĝi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | de | from; of, possessed by; done, written or composed... |
| 2 | French | dé | die; diced slice; thimble |
| 3 | Middle French | de | of; from |
| 4 | Old French | dé | die |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Esperanto flanko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | flanko | side |
| 2 | English | flank | To attack the flank of; To defend the flank of;... |
| 3 | Middle English | flanc | — |
| 4 | Old English | flanc | flank |
| 5 | Old French | flanc | side; flank |
| 6 | Frankish | hlanca | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlankaz | flexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |