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
- time, occasion
Ancestry of “fojo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fois | time, an instance of something happening; a... |
| 2 | Middle French | foys | time; occasion; occurrence |
| 3 | Old French | foiz | time; instance; occurrence |
| 4 | Old French | feiz | time; instance; occasion |
| 5 | Latin | vicis | change, alternation, turn; time, instance; season |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |