Where does “ekplori” come from?
ekplori (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto plori, from French pleurer, from Middle French pleurer, from Old French plourer, from Latin plōrō.
ekplori (Esperanto): to burst into tears
Ancestry of “ekplori”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | plori | to cry, to weep, to mourn |
| 2 | French | pleurer | to cry, to weep; to mourn |
| 3 | Middle French | pleurer | — |
| 4 | Old French | plourer | Alternative form of plorer |
| 5 | Latin | plōrō | — |