Where does “laŭtema” come from?

laŭtema (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto laŭ, from German Laut, from Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, from Proto-West Germanic hlūd, from Proto-Germanic hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.

laŭtema (Esperanto): pertinent

Definitions

  1. pertinent

Ancestry of “laŭtema”, step by step

laŭtema traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto laŭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolaŭaccording to; along
2GermanLautsound; noise
3Middle High Germanlūtloud
4Old High Germanlūtloud
5Proto-West Germanichlūdloud; sound
6Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Esperanto temo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotemotopic that something is about, subject, theme;...
2EnglishthemeA subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a...
3Middle Englishtemekinfolk, clan, people; The privilege of making...
4Old Englishtēamteam; child-bearing, offspring, brood, set of...
5Proto-Germanic*taum
6Proto-Germanictaumaza tie; tether; rope; cord; strap; leash; bridle;...
7Proto-Germanictaugijanąto stretch, draw
8Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Esperanto laŭta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolaŭtaloud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos