Where does “lubrikado” come from?
lubrikado (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto lubriki, from Latin lubrico, from Latin lubricus, from Proto-Italic slouβrikos, from Proto-Indo-European slewbʰ- — slip, slide.
lubrikado (Esperanto): lubrication
Definitions
- lubrication
Ancestry of “lubrikado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | lubriki | to lubricate |
| 2 | Latin | lubrico | I make slippery; I lubricate, oil, grease |
| 3 | Latin | lubricus | slippery, slimy; fleeting; inconstant |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | slouβrikos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slewbʰ- | slip, slide |