Where does “okcidentalisto” come from?
okcidentalisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto Okcidentalo, from English occidental, from Old French occidental, from Latin occidentalis, from Latin occidens, from Latin occido, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
okcidentalisto (Esperanto): Someone who knows and uses the constructed language Occidental (later renamed to Interlingue)
Definitions
- Someone who knows and uses the constructed language Occidental (later renamed to Interlingue)
Ancestry of “okcidentalisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | Okcidentalo | Occidental, Interlingue |
| 2 | English | occidental | Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident,... |
| 3 | Old French | occidental | — |
| 4 | Latin | occidentalis | western, westerly |
| 5 | Latin | occidens | falling down; going down, setting; perishing,... |
| 6 | Latin | occido | I fall down; I go down, set; I perish, die, pass... |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |