Where does “frogalo” come from?
frogalo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto frogo, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
frogalo (Esperanto): chord
Definitions
- chord
Ancestry of “frogalo”, step by step
frogalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto frogo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | frogo | common crossing, frog crossing point of two rails in a switch |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Esperanto alo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | alo | side of the nostril, ala of the nose; wing; wing,... |
| 2 | Latin | āla | a wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly |
| 3 | Latin | axla | — |
| 4 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |