Where does “martestudo” come from?

martestudo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto maro, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

martestudo (Esperanto): sea turtle

Definitions

  1. sea turtle

Ancestry of “martestudo”, step by step

martestudo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto maro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomarosea
2Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
3Proto-Italicmarisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Esperanto testudo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotestudotortoise; turtle
2Latintestūdōtortoise, turtle
3LatinTestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile
4Latintestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...
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