Where does “juvelisto” come from?
juvelisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto juvelo, from German Juwel, from English Jewel, from Middle English juel, from Anglo-Norman juel, from Old French jouel, from Vulgar Latin jocale, from Latin iocus — to utter.
juvelisto (Esperanto): jeweler
Definitions
- jeweler
Ancestry of “juvelisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | juvelo | jewel; gem |
| 2 | German | Juwel | gem, jewel; jewel, piece of jewellery; anything... |
| 3 | English | Jewel | from the noun jewel, used since the end of the 19th century |
| 4 | Middle English | juel | Something of great monetary worth or value,... |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | juel | — |
| 6 | Old French | jouel | jewel; treasure; an object or person of beauty |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | jocale | graceful object |
| 8 | Latin | iocus | a joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jokos | word, saying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yokos | word, utterance |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |