Where does “kolĉeno” come from?
kolĉeno (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĉeno, from English chain, from Middle English cheyne, from Old French chaine, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
kolĉeno (Esperanto): necklace
Definitions
- necklace
Ancestry of “kolĉeno”, step by step
kolĉeno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ĉeno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĉeno | chain |
| 2 | English | chain | A series of interconnected rings or links usually... |
| 3 | Middle English | cheyne | A chain; a series of links made of metal,... |
| 4 | Old French | chaine | — |
| 5 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |
via Esperanto kolo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kolo | neck |
| 2 | Latin | collum | neck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude |
| 3 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 4 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |