Where does “jodoformo” come from?
jodoformo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto formo, from English form, from Middle English forme, from Old English forma, from Old English fore, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
jodoformo (Esperanto): iodoform
Definitions
- iodoform
Ancestry of “jodoformo”, step by step
jodoformo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto formo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | formo | form, shape, image |
| 2 | English | form | To do with shape; To do with structure or... |
| 3 | Middle English | forme | first; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,... |
| 4 | Old English | forma | first |
| 5 | Old English | fore | before; forepart, front |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Esperanto jodo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | jodo | iodine |
| 2 | German | jod | iodine |
| 3 | French | iodé | past participle of ioder; iodized, iodinated |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰοειδής | violet |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |