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Where does “fojo” come from?

fojo (Esperanto) comes from French fois, from Middle French foys, from Old French foiz, from Old French feiz, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

fojo (Esperanto): time, occasion

Definitions

  1. time, occasion

Ancestry of “fojo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfoistime, an instance of something happening; a...
2Middle Frenchfoystime; occasion; occurrence
3Old Frenchfoiztime; instance; occurrence
4Old Frenchfeiztime; instance; occasion
5Latinvicischange, alternation, turn; time, instance; season
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “fojo”

  • unufoje
  • ambaŭfoje
  • milfoje
  • ĉi-foje
  • alifoje
  • multfoje
  • ĉiufoje
  • foje
  • refoje
  • foyo
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