Where does “plenkreskiĝulo” come from?
plenkreskiĝulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kreski, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
plenkreskiĝulo (Esperanto): teenager (person who is in the process of fully growing up or maturing)
Definitions
- teenager (person who is in the process of fully growing up or maturing)
Ancestry of “plenkreskiĝulo”, step by step
plenkreskiĝulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kreski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kreski | to grow |
| 2 | Latin | crēscō | to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Esperanto plen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | plen | — |