Where does “promenbastono” come from?
promenbastono (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto promeni, from French promener, from Middle French pourmener, from Old French pormener, from Old French por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus — to fit, to fix, to put together.
promenbastono (Esperanto): walking stick, cane
Definitions
- walking stick, cane
Ancestry of “promenbastono”, step by step
promenbastono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto promeni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | promeni | to go for a walk; to stroll; to walk around |
| 2 | French | promener | to walk (leisurely), to go for a walk, to stroll |
| 3 | Middle French | pourmener | to walk |
| 4 | Old French | pormener | to walk |
| 5 | Old French | por | for |
| 6 | Late Latin | pōr | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō | for |
| 8 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 9 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Esperanto bastono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | bastono | stick, staff; cane |
| 2 | Spanish | bastón | walking stick, staff, cane; baton; riband |
| 3 | French | bâton | stick; baton |
| 4 | Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | basto | to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;... |
| 6 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |