Where does “penseme” come from?
penseme (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pensema, from Esperanto -ema, from French aime, from Latin amātus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
penseme (Esperanto): pensively, thoughtfully
Ancestry of “penseme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | pensema | pensive, thoughtful |
| 2 | Esperanto | -ema | shows an inclination toward, a penchant for |
| 3 | French | aime | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | amātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | amō | — |
| 6 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 7 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |