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Where does “lastatempo” come from?

lastatempo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto lasta, from English last, from Middle English last, from Old English hlæst, from Proto-Germanic hlastuz, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

lastatempo (Esperanto): recent past

Definitions

  1. recent past

Ancestry of “lastatempo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolastalast
2EnglishlastFinal, ultimate, coming after all others of its...
3Middle Englishlastfault, vice; load
4Old Englishhlæstload, freight, cargo
5Proto-Germanichlastuzload, burden, cargo, freight
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
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