Where does “kvinjambo” come from?

kvinjambo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto jambo, from Polish jamb, from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος, from Ancient Greek ἰάπτω — to send forth, drive on, shoot; to rush, hurry.

kvinjambo (Esperanto): iambic pentameter

Definitions

  1. iambic pentameter

Ancestry of “kvinjambo”, step by step

kvinjambo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto jambo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantojamboiamb
2Polishjambiamb
3Latiniambusiamb, iambus; iambic verse
4Ancient Greekἴαμβοςiamb, a metrical foot; iambic verse or poem;...
5Ancient Greekἰάπτωto send forth, drive on, shoot; to rush, hurry

via Esperanto kvin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokvinfive
2Latinquīnquefive; 5
3Proto-Italickʷenkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Ancient Greek ἰάπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος →Every word from Latin iambus →