Where does “markolo” come from?
markolo (Esperanto) comes from German Meerenge, from German enge, from Middle High German enge, from Old High German engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
markolo (Esperanto): strait
Definitions
- strait
Ancestry of “markolo”, step by step
markolo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Meerenge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Meerenge | strait |
| 2 | German | enge | tightness, narrowness |
| 3 | Middle High German | enge | — |
| 4 | Old High German | engi | narrow; narrowness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *angī | narrow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | anguz | narrow, tight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via Esperanto kolo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kolo | neck |
| 2 | Latin | collum | neck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude |
| 3 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 4 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |