Where does “kavernhomo” come from?
kavernhomo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto homo, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
kavernhomo (Esperanto): cave dweller
Definitions
- cave dweller
Ancestry of “kavernhomo”, step by step
kavernhomo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto homo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | homo | a human being, person |
| 2 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 3 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Esperanto kaverno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kaverno | cave, cavern |
| 2 | Latin | caverna | cave, cavern, grotto; vault, chamber, cleft; hold |
| 3 | Italian | caverna | cave, cavern |
| 4 | French | caverne | cavern |
| 5 | English | cavern | A large cave; An underground chamber; To form a... |
| 6 | Middle English | caverne | cavern, cave |
| 7 | Middle French | caverne | cavern |
| 8 | Old French | caverne | — |