Where does “krokodilado” come from?
krokodilado (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto krokodili, from Esperanto krokodilo, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.
krokodilado (Esperanto): the act of speaking with a group of Esperantists...
Definitions
- the act of speaking with a group of Esperantists...
Ancestry of “krokodilado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | krokodili | to speak among Esperantists in a language besides... |
| 2 | Esperanto | krokodilo | crocodile |
| 3 | Latin | crocodīlus | A crocodile |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κροκόδειλος | lizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρόκη | thread which is passed between the threads of the... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κρέκω | to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kreḱ- | to weave |