Where does “fordandi” come from?

fordandi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto dandi, from Esperanto dando, from English dandy, from Scots dandy — a fop; one who is well-dressed.

fordandi (Esperanto): to lose (something) due to lavish or extravagant spending; to waste, splurge

Definitions

  1. to lose (something) due to lavish or extravagant spending; to waste, splurge

Ancestry of “fordandi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantodandito swagger, show off
2Esperantodandodandy
3EnglishdandyLike a dandy, foppish; Very good; better than...
4Scotsdandya fop; one who is well-dressed
Every word from Scots dandy →Every word from English dandy →Every word from Esperanto dando →
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