Where does “klaŭnfiŝo” come from?
klaŭnfiŝo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fiŝo, from German fisch, from Yiddish פֿיש, from English Fish, from Old English fiscian, from Proto-West Germanic fiskōn, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
klaŭnfiŝo (Esperanto): clownfish
Definitions
- clownfish
Ancestry of “klaŭnfiŝo”, step by step
klaŭnfiŝo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto fiŝo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | fiŝo | fish |
| 2 | German | fisch | fish cold-blooded vertebrates living in water |
| 3 | Yiddish | פֿיש | fish |
| 4 | English | Fish | The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces |
| 5 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Esperanto klaŭno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | klaŭno | clown |
| 2 | French | clown | clown performer |
| 3 | English | clown | A slapstick performance artist often associated... |
| 4 | English | clowne | OS grid ref SK4975 |
| 5 | Old Welsh | *Colün | — |
| 6 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
via English clownfish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clownfish | Any of the colorful fish of genera Amphiprion and Premnas in subfamily Amphiprioninae of family Pomacentridae, native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, notable for their mutual relationship with sea anemones |