Where does “fajropumpilo” come from?
fajropumpilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fajro, from English fire, from Middle English fier, from Old English fȳr, from Old English feor, from Proto-Germanic ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European per-nóy, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
fajropumpilo (Esperanto): fire engine
Definitions
- fire engine
Ancestry of “fajropumpilo”, step by step
fajropumpilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto fajro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | fajro | fire |
| 2 | English | fire | A chemical reaction involving the bonding of... |
| 3 | Middle English | fier | Alternative form of figer |
| 4 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 5 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Esperanto pumpilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | pumpilo | pump |
| 2 | Latin | antlia | a foot-operated pump for drawing water; the body... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντλία | A baling out of bilge-water; bilge-water, filth;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |