Where does “lipobalzamo” come from?
lipobalzamo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto lipo, from English lip, from German lippe, from Yiddish ליפּ, from Middle High German lippe, from Old High German *lippa, from Proto-Germanic *lippjō.
lipobalzamo (Esperanto): lip balm
Definitions
- lip balm
Ancestry of “lipobalzamo”, step by step
lipobalzamo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto lipo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | lipo | lip |
| 2 | English | lip | Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the... |
| 3 | German | lippe | lip |
| 4 | Yiddish | ליפּ | lip |
| 5 | Middle High German | lippe | — |
| 6 | Old High German | *lippa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *lippjō | — |
via Esperanto balzamo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | balzamo | balsam (ointment) |
| 2 | English | balsam | A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from... |
| 3 | German | Balsam | balsam, balm; ointment |
| 4 | Latin | balsamum | balsam (substance or tree); balm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάλσαμον | Arabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil... |
| 6 | Hebrew | בושם | perfume |
| 7 | Proto-Semitic | *buśm- | — |