Where does “japanlingvano” come from?
japanlingvano (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto lingvo, from Latin lingua, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
japanlingvano (Esperanto): one who uses the Japanese language; a japanophone
Definitions
- one who uses the Japanese language; a japanophone
Ancestry of “japanlingvano”, step by step
japanlingvano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto lingvo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | lingvo | language |
| 2 | Latin | lingua | tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression |
| 3 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Esperanto japana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | japana | Japanese; Clipping of la japana lingvo |
| 2 | Esperanto | -a | Related to, in the manner of, of; Belonging to,... |
| 3 | Italian | -a | Used, with a stem, to form the third-person... |
| 4 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |