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Where does “malriĉeco” come from?

malriĉeco (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto malriĉa, from Esperanto riĉa, from English Rich, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, from Frankish Rīkahard — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

malriĉeco (Esperanto): need, penury, poverty

Definitions

  1. need, penury, poverty

Ancestry of “malriĉeco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomalriĉapoor
2Esperantoriĉarich
3EnglishRich—
4EnglishRichard—
5Middle EnglishRycharde—
6Old FrenchRichard—
7Medieval LatinRichardus—
8FrankishRīkahard—
9Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
10Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
11Proto-Celticrīxsking
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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