Where does “karesi” come from?
karesi (Esperanto) comes from English caress, from French caresse, from Italian carezza, from Italian -ezza, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
karesi (Esperanto): to caress, fondle
Definitions
- to caress, fondle
Ancestry of “karesi”, step by step
karesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English caress
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caress | An act of endearment; any act or expression of... |
| 2 | French | caresse | caress; stroke; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | carezza | caress; pat, pet |
| 4 | Italian | -ezza | Added to adjectives to form abstract nouns; -ity;... |
| 5 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via French caresser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | caresser | to stroke; to caress; to toy with; to touch up;... |
| 2 | Italian | carezzare | Alternative spelling of accarezzare |
| 3 | Italian | -are | Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most... |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |