Where does “jarcentŝanĝo” come from?
jarcentŝanĝo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝanĝo, from Esperanto ŝanĝi, from English change, from Middle English chaungen, from Anglo-Norman chaunger, from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambiō — to bend; crooked; crooked.
jarcentŝanĝo (Esperanto): turn of the century
Definitions
- turn of the century
Ancestry of “jarcentŝanĝo”, step by step
jarcentŝanĝo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ŝanĝo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝanĝo | transformation, change, about-face, conversion |
| 2 | Esperanto | ŝanĝi | to change |
| 3 | English | change | To become something different; To make something... |
| 4 | Middle English | chaungen | to change; to modify |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | chaunger | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of changier |
| 6 | Old French | changier | to change; to make a change |
| 7 | Late Latin | cambiare | — |
| 8 | Latin | cambiō | to exchange, barter; change |
| 9 | Latin | cambium | A change; cambium |
| 10 | Gaulish | cambion | change |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | kambos | curved; twisted, crooked |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kamp- | to bend; crooked; crooked |
via Esperanto jarcento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | jarcento | century |
| 2 | Esperanto | jaro | year |
| 3 | Dutch | jaar | A year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the... |
| 4 | Dutch | ring | ring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | rinc | ring; circle; circle of people |
| 6 | Old Dutch | rinc | ring, circle |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |