Where does “radiatoro” come from?
radiatoro (Esperanto) comes from Italian radiatore, from French radiateur, from English radiator, from Latin radiāre, from Old French roier, from Old French roie, from Vulgar Latin riga, from Gaulish rica — passed , crossed.
radiatoro (Esperanto): radiator metal fixture used to heat a room
Definitions
- radiator metal fixture used to heat a room
Ancestry of “radiatoro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | radiatore | radiator (all senses) |
| 2 | French | radiateur | radiator (heating appliance) |
| 3 | English | radiator | Anything which radiates or emits rays; A device... |
| 4 | Latin | radiāre | — |
| 5 | Old French | roier | — |
| 6 | Old French | roie | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | riga | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 8 | Gaulish | rica | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrikā | furrow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |