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