Where does “orepoko” come from?
orepoko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto epoko, from Polish epoka, from French époque, from Latin epocha, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή, from Ancient Greek ἐπέχω, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί — to be hot; to burn.
orepoko (Esperanto): golden age
Definitions
- golden age
Ancestry of “orepoko”, step by step
orepoko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto epoko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | epoko | epoch |
| 2 | Polish | epoka | age |
| 3 | French | époque | vintage; epoch; time |
| 4 | Latin | epocha | age, period, time, season, epoch |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐποχή | check, cessation; suspension of judgement;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπέχω | I have or hold upon |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
via Esperanto ora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ora | golden |
| 2 | Esperanto | oro | gold |
| 3 | French | or | gold; or; now, presently |
| 4 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 5 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 6 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 7 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 9 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 10 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 11 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |