Where does “faklingvo” come from?
faklingvo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fako, from German fach, from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
faklingvo (Esperanto): specialized language
Definitions
- specialized language
Ancestry of “faklingvo”, step by step
faklingvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto fako
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | fako | a compartment (of a drawer, chest, etc.) |
| 2 | German | fach | second-person singular imperative of fachen |
| 3 | Middle High German | vach | -fold |
| 4 | Old High German | fah | wall |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fak | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faką | An enclosed or defined space; division;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via Esperanto lingvo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | lingvo | language |
| 2 | Latin | lingua | tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression |
| 3 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |