Where does “ilon” come from?

ilon (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ilo, from Esperanto -ilo, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

ilon (Esperanto): accusative singular of ilo

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of ilo

Ancestry of “ilon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoilotool
2Esperanto-iloan instrument, a tool for performing the action...
3Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Esperanto -ilo →