Where does “duonveraĵo” come from?
duonveraĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto duono, from Esperanto du, from French deux, from Middle French deux, from Old French deux.
duonveraĵo (Esperanto): half-truth
Definitions
- half-truth
Ancestry of “duonveraĵo”, step by step
duonveraĵo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto duono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | duono | half |
| 2 | Esperanto | du | two |
| 3 | French | deux | two; twos |
| 4 | Middle French | deux | two |
| 5 | Old French | deux | — |
via Esperanto vera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vera | true |