Where does “kisebla” come from?
kisebla (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kisi, from English KISS, from Middle English kissen, from Old English cyssan, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic kussijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
kisebla (Esperanto): kissable
Definitions
- kissable
Ancestry of “kisebla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kisi | to kiss |
| 2 | English | KISS | Acronym of keep it simple, stupid; The KISS... |
| 3 | Middle English | kissen | to kiss |
| 4 | Old English | cyssan | to kiss |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kussijan | to kiss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kussijaną | to kiss |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |