Where does “leterbloko” come from?

leterbloko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto letero, from English letter, from Middle English letter, from Old French letre, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

leterbloko (Esperanto): notepad

Definitions

  1. notepad

Ancestry of “leterbloko”, step by step

leterbloko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto letero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoleteroletter; missive
2EnglishletterA symbol in an alphabet; A written or printed...
3Middle Englishletter
4Old Frenchletreletter
5Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
6Latinlītera
7Old Latinleitera
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

via Esperanto bloko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoblokoblock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-Every word from Old Latin leitera