Where does “rabdo” come from?

rabdo (Esperanto) comes from Ancient Greek ῥάβδος, from Proto-Indo-European urb.

rabdo (Esperanto): divining rod rod used for dowsing

Definitions

  1. divining rod rod used for dowsing

Ancestry of “rabdo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥάβδοςrod, wand, stick; magic wand, scepter; shaft of a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanurb—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European urb →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥάβδος →