Where does “gravita lenso” come from?
gravita lenso (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto lenso, from Portuguese lenço, from Old Portuguese lenço, from Latin linteum, from Latin linteus, from Latin linum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
gravita lenso (Esperanto): gravitational lens
Ancestry of “gravita lenso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | lenso | lens |
| 2 | Portuguese | lenço | headscarf; handkerchief |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | lenço | — |
| 4 | Latin | linteum | linen cloth; bedsheet; sail |
| 5 | Latin | linteus | linen |
| 6 | Latin | linum | flax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |