Where does “patrujo” come from?

patrujo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto patro, from Italian padre, from Old Italian patre, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

patrujo (Esperanto): fatherland

Definitions

  1. fatherland

Ancestry of “patrujo”, step by step

patrujo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto patro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopatrofather
2Italianpadrefather
3Old Italianpatre—
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Esperanto ujo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoujocontainer for something, receptacle; country...
2Esperanto-ujosomething filled with, a container or box for; a...
3GermanEtuicase, étui
4Frenchétuicase; holster; cover
5Middle Frenchétui—
6Old Frenchestuicontainer, prison; case, sheath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →