Where does “grenadĵetilo” come from?
grenadĵetilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto grenado, from English grenade, from French grenade, from Old French grenate, from Old French pomme grenate, from Italian pom granat, from Medieval Latin pomum granatum, from Latin pōmum — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
grenadĵetilo (Esperanto): grenade launcher
Definitions
- grenade launcher
Ancestry of “grenadĵetilo”, step by step
grenadĵetilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto grenado
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | grenado | grenade |
| 2 | English | grenade | A small explosive device, designed to be thrown... |
| 3 | French | grenade | pomegranate; grenade; insignia, badge |
| 4 | Old French | grenate | pomegranate |
| 5 | Old French | pomme grenate | pomegranate |
| 6 | Italian | pom granat | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | pomum granatum | seeded fruit; grainy apple; pomegranate |
| 8 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 9 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |
via Esperanto ĵetilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĵetilo | projectile launcher |
| 2 | Esperanto | ĵeti | to throw, fling, lob, pitch |
| 3 | French | jeter | to throw; to throw away, discard of; to throw... |
| 4 | Old French | jeter | to throw |
| 5 | Latin | iectāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | iactāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | iaciō | to throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)yeh₁- | to throw |