Where does “maizfloko” come from?
maizfloko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto maizo, from French maïs, from Old French mais, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie — to be able.
maizfloko (Esperanto): cornflake
Definitions
- cornflake
Ancestry of “maizfloko”, step by step
maizfloko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto maizo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | maizo | corn |
| 2 | French | maïs | corn, maize |
| 3 | Old French | mais | but |
| 4 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 5 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 6 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 7 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 8 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 9 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 12 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
via Esperanto floko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | floko | a flake |
| 2 | German | Flocke | flake |
| 3 | Old High German | floccho | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |