Where does “oldulino” come from?
oldulino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto oldulo, from Esperanto olda, from Ido olda, from English Old, from Middle English old, from Old English ald, from Proto-Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
oldulino (Esperanto): old woman; old hag; an old woman, especially when...
Definitions
- old woman; old hag; an old woman, especially when...
Ancestry of “oldulino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | oldulo | old person; old fart, geezer, old bag; an old... |
| 2 | Esperanto | olda | old; old-fashioned or overly conservative in... |
| 3 | Ido | olda | old |
| 4 | English | Old | OS grid ref SP7873 |
| 5 | Middle English | old | old; long extant or existent |
| 6 | Old English | ald | Alternative form of eald |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |