Where does “kapkuseno” come from?

kapkuseno (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kuseno, from French coussin, from French -et, from Middle French -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

kapkuseno (Esperanto): a pillow used to support the head, usually for sleeping

Definitions

  1. a pillow used to support the head, usually for sleeping

Ancestry of “kapkuseno”, step by step

kapkuseno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto kuseno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokusenocushion, pillow
2Frenchcoussincushion
3French-etsuffix indicating diminution or affection
4Middle French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun
5Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
6Latin-ātused
7Proto-Italic-ātos
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via Esperanto kapo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokapohead; kappa
2Latincapusa bird of prey
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos