Where does “finaĵvorto” come from?
finaĵvorto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vorto, from English Word, from English worth, from Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
finaĵvorto (Esperanto): a word that needs an ending (finaĵo). There are four types: O-vorto, A-vorto, E-vorto, and verbs
Definitions
- a word that needs an ending (finaĵo). There are four types: O-vorto, A-vorto, E-vorto, and verbs
Ancestry of “finaĵvorto”, step by step
finaĵvorto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto vorto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vorto | word; promise, word |
| 2 | English | Word | Scripture; The Bible; The creative word of God;... |
| 3 | English | worth | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for;... |
| 4 | Middle English | worth | to become |
| 5 | Old English | weorþ | worth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Esperanto finaĵo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | finaĵo | a suffix, especially one of the suffixes required... |
| 2 | Esperanto | fini | to end, finish |
| 3 | French | finir | to finish, end, complete |
| 4 | Middle French | finir | to finish; to end |
| 5 | Old French | finir | Alternative form of finer |
| 6 | Latin | fīniō | to finish, terminate |
| 7 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |