Where does “fromaĝkuko” come from?
fromaĝkuko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fromaĝo, from French fromage, from Middle French froumaige, from Old French fromage, from Latin formāticum, from Latin fōrmō, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma — shape, form; appearance; outline.
fromaĝkuko (Esperanto): cheesecake
Definitions
- cheesecake
Ancestry of “fromaĝkuko”, step by step
fromaĝkuko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto fromaĝo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | fromaĝo | cheese |
| 2 | French | fromage | cheese |
| 3 | Middle French | froumaige | cheese |
| 4 | Old French | fromage | cheese |
| 5 | Latin | formāticum | cheese |
| 6 | Latin | fōrmō | to shape, form, fashion, format |
| 7 | Latin | fōrma | form; figure, shape, appearance |
| 8 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |
via Esperanto kuko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kuko | cake |
| 2 | German | küchen | pie; cake; tart foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread |
| 3 | Middle High German | kuoche | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kuocho | Alternative spelling of kuohho; cake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōkô | cake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |