Where does “krevmaizo” come from?

krevmaizo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto maizo, from French maïs, from Old French mais, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie — to be able.

krevmaizo (Esperanto): popcorn

Definitions

  1. popcorn

Ancestry of “krevmaizo”, step by step

krevmaizo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto maizo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomaizocorn
2Frenchmaïscorn, maize
3Old Frenchmaisbut
4Latinmagismore; more greatly; better
5Dutchmagischmagical, controlled or determined by supernatural...
6Dutchmagiemagic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena
7Frenchmagiemagic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;...
8Middle Frenchmagie
9Latinmagīamagic, sorcery
10Ancient Greekμαγείαtheology of the Magians
11Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
12Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
13Proto-Iranianmagúš
14Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s
16Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

via Esperanto krevi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokrevito burst
2Frenchcreverto pop, burst; to snuff it, pop one's clogs; to...
3Old Frenchcreverto burst; to die
4Latincrepōto rattle, rustle, clatter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš