Where does “glacoviŝilo” come from?
glacoviŝilo (Esperanto) comes from Ido visilo, from Ido visar, from French visser, from French servir, from German servieren, from Italian servire, from Spanish servir, from Latin serviō — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
glacoviŝilo (Esperanto): windscreen wiper, windshield wiper
Definitions
- windscreen wiper, windshield wiper
Ancestry of “glacoviŝilo”, step by step
glacoviŝilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ido visilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | visilo | screwdriver |
| 2 | Ido | visar | to screw in: turn in a screw |
| 3 | French | visser | to screw in; to screw on |
| 4 | French | servir | to serve; to be used for; to be useful for... |
| 5 | German | servieren | to serve (food); to wait (at table) |
| 6 | Italian | servire | to serve; to need; to plate |
| 7 | Spanish | servir | to serve; to be of use, to be good for; to help... |
| 8 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 9 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Esperanto glaco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | glaco | pane (of glass) |