Where does “folioŝtormo” come from?
folioŝtormo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto folio, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
folioŝtormo (Esperanto): leafstorm
Definitions
- leafstorm
Ancestry of “folioŝtormo”, step by step
folioŝtormo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto folio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | folio | leaf; sheet |
| 2 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Esperanto ŝtormo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝtormo | storm |
| 2 | English | storm | Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | storm | A storm; an instance of intense wind and... |
| 4 | Old English | storm | storm |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sturm | storm |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |