Where does “dilemo” come from?

dilemo (Esperanto) comes from Late Latin dilemma, from Ancient Greek δίλημμα, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα, from Ancient Greek λαμβάνω, from Proto-Hellenic hlagʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂gʷ- — to seize, take; to take, seize.

dilemo (Esperanto): dilemma a difficult circumstance or problem

Definitions

  1. dilemma a difficult circumstance or problem

Ancestry of “dilemo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindilemma
2Ancient Greekδίλημμαa conclusion from two premises
3Ancient Greekλῆμμαgain, income; premise, assumption
4Ancient GreekλαμβάνωI take; I receive, get; I take hold of
5Proto-Hellenichlagʷ-
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂gʷ-to seize, take; to take, seize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂gʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic hlagʷ-Every word from Ancient Greek λαμβάνω