Where does “pronomo” come from?
pronomo (Esperanto) comes from Spanish pronombre, from Spanish pro-, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
pronomo (Esperanto): pronoun
Definitions
- pronoun
Ancestry of “pronomo”, step by step
pronomo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish pronombre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pronombre | pronoun |
| 2 | Spanish | pro- | pro |
| 3 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English pronoun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pronoun | A type of noun that refers anaphorically to... |
| 2 | Middle French | pronom | pronoun |
| 3 | Latin | prōnōmen | pronoun |
| 4 | Latin | nōmen | name |
| 5 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
via French pronom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pronom | pronoun |