Where does “fianĉamikino” come from?
fianĉamikino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fianĉo, from French fiancé, from French fiancer, from Italian fidanzare, from Italian fidanza, from Italian fidare, from Vulgar Latin fidare, from Latin fīdō — to compel, force; to trust.
fianĉamikino (Esperanto): maid of honour, matron of honour, bridesmaid
Definitions
- maid of honour, matron of honour, bridesmaid
Ancestry of “fianĉamikino”, step by step
fianĉamikino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto fianĉo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | fianĉo | fiancé; fiancé "or" fiancée |
| 2 | French | fiancé | engaged; fiancé; past participle of fiancer |
| 3 | French | fiancer | to get engaged |
| 4 | Italian | fidanzare | to affiance, to promise, to betroth; to assure |
| 5 | Italian | fidanza | trust, faith; safe-conduct; third-person singular... |
| 6 | Italian | fidare | to entrust something to someone; see affidare; to... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | fidare | — |
| 8 | Latin | fīdō | to trust, put confidence in |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | feiðō | to trust |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |
via Esperanto amikino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | amikino | female friend |
| 2 | Esperanto | amiko | friend |
| 3 | Latin | amīcus | friendly, well-disposed, amicable |
| 4 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |