Where does “fiŝgluo” come from?
fiŝgluo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fiŝo, from German fisch, from Yiddish פֿיש, from English Fish, from Old English fiscian, from Proto-West Germanic fiskōn, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
fiŝgluo (Esperanto): isinglass
Definitions
- isinglass
Ancestry of “fiŝgluo”, step by step
fiŝgluo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto fiŝo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | fiŝo | fish |
| 2 | German | fisch | fish cold-blooded vertebrates living in water |
| 3 | Yiddish | פֿיש | fish |
| 4 | English | Fish | The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces |
| 5 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Esperanto gluo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | gluo | glue, paste |
| 2 | English | glue | A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides,... |
| 3 | Middle English | glue | Alternative form of glew; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old French | glu | glue, birdlime |
| 5 | Latin | glūten | glue |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gloiten | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | glóh₁ytn̥ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |