Where does “fosmaŝino” come from?
fosmaŝino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto foso, from Esperanto -o, from Spanish -ó, from Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός, from Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ, from Aramaic ארמיא, from Aramaic ארם — Aram (son of Shem).
fosmaŝino (Esperanto): digger, excavator (large piece of machinery)
Definitions
- digger, excavator (large piece of machinery)
Ancestry of “fosmaŝino”, step by step
fosmaŝino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto foso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | foso | ditch, moat, trench; grave; fossa |
| 2 | Esperanto | -o | Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ó | A suffix indicating the third-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | Aramaicus | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραμαϊκός | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 6 | Aramaic | ܐܪܡܝܐ | Aramean; gentile |
| 7 | Aramaic | ארמיא | Aramaean |
| 8 | Aramaic | ארם | Aram (son of Shem) |