Where does “priskribi” come from?

priskribi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pri-, from Esperanto pri, from Ancient Greek περί, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

priskribi (Esperanto): to describe

Definitions

  1. to describe

Ancestry of “priskribi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopri-about
2Esperantopriabout
3Ancient Greekπερί
4LatincambiumA change; cambium
5Gaulishcambionchange
6Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
7Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

Words derived from “priskribi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Gaulish cambion →