Where does “omaĝo” come from?
omaĝo (Esperanto) comes from English homage, from Middle English homage, from Old French homage, from Medieval Latin hominaticum, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ.
omaĝo (Esperanto): homage
Definitions
- homage
Ancestry of “omaĝo”, step by step
omaĝo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homage | A demonstration of respect, such as towards an... |
| 2 | Middle English | homage | An oath of loyalty to a liege performed by their... |
| 3 | Old French | homage | oath; pledge |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | hominaticum | homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'; homage |
| 5 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 6 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via German Hommage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hommage | homage |
| 2 | French | hommage | homage |
| 3 | Old French | hommage | — |
| 4 | Latin | hominaticum | homage |
| 5 | Latin | -aticum | Used to form nouns indicating pertinence to the... |
| 6 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |