Where does “loĝejo” come from?
loĝejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto loĝi, from English lodge, from French loger, from Middle French logier, from Old French logier, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
loĝejo (Esperanto): abode, home, residence
Ancestry of “loĝejo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | loĝi | to live ; reside; to be inhabited |
| 2 | English | lodge | A building for recreational use such as a hunting... |
| 3 | French | loger | To lodge, to stay, to be lodging; To find a... |
| 4 | Middle French | logier | to lodge |
| 5 | Old French | logier | — |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “loĝejo”