Where does “karakterizilo” come from?
karakterizilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto karakterizi, from Latin characterizo, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
karakterizilo (Esperanto): an instrument with which to characterize...
Definitions
- an instrument with which to characterize...
Ancestry of “karakterizilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | karakterizi | to characterize |
| 2 | Latin | characterizo | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χαρακτηρίζω | to designate by a characteristic mark |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |