Where does “karesvorto” come from?
karesvorto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto karesi, from English caress, from French caresse, from Italian carezza, from Italian -ezza, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
karesvorto (Esperanto): term of endearment
Definitions
- term of endearment
Ancestry of “karesvorto”, step by step
karesvorto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto karesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | karesi | to caress, fondle |
| 2 | English | caress | An act of endearment; any act or expression of... |
| 3 | French | caresse | caress; stroke; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | carezza | caress; pat, pet |
| 5 | Italian | -ezza | Added to adjectives to form abstract nouns; -ity;... |
| 6 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Esperanto vorto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vorto | word; promise, word |
| 2 | English | Word | Scripture; The Bible; The creative word of God;... |
| 3 | English | worth | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for;... |
| 4 | Middle English | worth | to become |
| 5 | Old English | weorþ | worth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |