Where does “infanaĝo” come from?
infanaĝo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto aĝo, from French âge, from Middle French âge, from Old French aige, from Old French edage, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
infanaĝo (Esperanto): childhood, infancy
Definitions
- childhood, infancy
Ancestry of “infanaĝo”, step by step
infanaĝo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto aĝo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | aĝo | age |
| 2 | French | âge | age |
| 3 | Middle French | âge | — |
| 4 | Old French | aige | Alternative form of aage |
| 5 | Old French | edage | Alternative form of aage |
| 6 | Old French | aage | age |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 8 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 9 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Esperanto infano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | infano | child |
| 2 | French | enfant | child |
| 3 | Middle French | enfant | child |
| 4 | Old French | enfant | child |
| 5 | Latin | īnfāntem | — |
| 6 | Latin | īnfāns | speechless, inarticulate |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |