Where does “jardeko” come from?
jardeko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto jaro, from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- — to cut, cut off, sever.
jardeko (Esperanto): decade
Definitions
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Ancestry of “jardeko”, step by step
jardeko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Esperanto deko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | deko | tensome; a ten |
| 2 | Esperanto | -o | Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ó | A suffix indicating the third-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | Aramaicus | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραμαϊκός | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 6 | Aramaic | ܐܪܡܝܐ | Aramean; gentile |
| 7 | Aramaic | ארמיא | Aramaean |
| 8 | Aramaic | ארם | Aram (son of Shem) |