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Where does “konstrui” come from?

konstrui (Esperanto) comes from French construire, from Old French construir, from Latin construere, from Latin construo, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

konstrui (Esperanto): to build

Definitions

  1. to build

Ancestry of “konstrui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconstruireto build
2Old Frenchconstruir—
3Latinconstrueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinconstruoI heap, bring, collect or gather together; I...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “konstrui”

  • konstruaĵo
  • alkonstrui
  • konstruado
  • alikonstrui
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