Where does “kahelo” come from?
kahelo (Esperanto) comes from German kachel, from Middle High German kachel, from Old High German chachala, from Vulgar Latin cacculus, from Latin caccabus, from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος — a pot or a pan.
kahelo (Esperanto): tile
Ancestry of “kahelo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | kachel | inflection of kacheln:
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| 2 | Middle High German | kachel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | chachala | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cacculus | — |
| 5 | Latin | caccabus | Alternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάκκαβος | a pot or a pan |