Where does “kiseto” come from?

kiseto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kiso, 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 — he, she.

kiseto (Esperanto): a short kiss, a peck

Definitions

  1. a short kiss, a peck

Ancestry of “kiseto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokisokiss
2Esperantokisito kiss
3EnglishKISSAcronym of keep it simple, stupid; The KISS...
4Middle Englishkissento kiss
5Old Englishcyssanto kiss
6Proto-West Germanic*kussijanto kiss
7Proto-Germanickussijanąto kiss
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti