Where does “fringo” come from?
fringo (Esperanto) comes from Latin fringilla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰereg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
fringo (Esperanto): finch
Ancestry of “fringo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | fringilla | a small bird, possibly the robin or the... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰereg- | to make a noise, growl, bark; to gleam; white; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |