Where does “ovoflavo” come from?
ovoflavo (Esperanto) comes from German Eigelb, from German Ei, from Middle High German ei, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs — ice, frost.
ovoflavo (Esperanto): yolk of an egg
Definitions
- yolk of an egg
Ancestry of “ovoflavo”, step by step
ovoflavo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Eigelb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eigelb | yolk usually only in a culinary context |
| 2 | German | Ei | egg; something egg-shaped; testicle; ball |
| 3 | Middle High German | ei | egg |
| 4 | Old High German | ei | an egg |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aij | egg |
| 6 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 7 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 8 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via Esperanto flavo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | flavo | the color yellow yellow colour |
| 2 | Esperanto | -o | Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ó | A suffix indicating the third-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | Aramaicus | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραμαϊκός | Aramean, Aramaic |
| 6 | Aramaic | ܐܪܡܝܐ | Aramean; gentile |
| 7 | Aramaic | ארמיא | Aramaean |
| 8 | Aramaic | ארם | Aram (son of Shem) |