Where does “plenkreskulo” come from?
plenkreskulo (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.
plenkreskulo (Esperanto): adult, fully grown person, grownup
Definitions
- adult, fully grown person, grownup
Ancestry of “plenkreskulo”, step by step
plenkreskulo 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 |