Where does “dekalkulo” come from?
dekalkulo (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.
dekalkulo (Esperanto): countdown
Definitions
- countdown
Ancestry of “dekalkulo”, step by step
dekalkulo 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 kalkulo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kalkulo | calculation, reckoning |
| 2 | Esperanto | -o | Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ó | A suffix indicating the third-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | Aramaicus | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραμαϊκός | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 6 | Aramaic | ܐܪܡܝܐ | Aramean; gentile |
| 7 | Aramaic | ארמיא | Aramaean |
| 8 | Aramaic | ארם | Aram (son of Shem) |