Where does “jaraĝa” come from?
jaraĝa (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto aĝa, 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 — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
jaraĝa (Esperanto): years old; year-old
Definitions
- years old; year-old
Ancestry of “jaraĝa”, step by step
jaraĝa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto aĝa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | aĝa | of an age, old, aged |
| 2 | Esperanto | aĝo | age |
| 3 | French | âge | age |
| 4 | Middle French | âge | — |
| 5 | Old French | aige | Alternative form of aage |
| 6 | Old French | edage | Alternative form of aage |
| 7 | Old French | aage | age |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 9 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 10 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Esperanto jaro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | jaro | year |
| 2 | Dutch | jaar | A year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the... |
| 3 | Dutch | ring | ring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | rinc | ring; circle; circle of people |
| 5 | Old Dutch | rinc | ring, circle |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |