Where does “nordorienta” come from?
nordorienta (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto norda, from Esperanto nordo, from English North, from French Nord, from Middle French nord, from Old French nort, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą — below the surface, below.
nordorienta (Esperanto): northeastern, northeastward, northeast
Definitions
- northeastern, northeastward, northeast
Ancestry of “nordorienta”, step by step
nordorienta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto norda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | norda | northern |
| 2 | Esperanto | nordo | north |
| 3 | English | North | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 4 | French | Nord | north |
| 5 | Middle French | nord | north |
| 6 | Old French | nort | north |
| 7 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |
via Esperanto orienta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | orienta | east, eastern |