Where does “rakonta” come from?

rakonta (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto rakonto, from Esperanto rakonti, from English recount, from English count, from Middle English counten, from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter, from Latin computō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

rakonta (Esperanto): of or relating to narration, narratives, stories, tales

Definitions

  1. of or relating to narration, narratives, stories, tales

Ancestry of “rakonta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantorakontonarration, narrative, story, tale
2Esperantorakontito tell a story, to narrate, to relate, to recount
3EnglishrecountNarration, account, description, rendering; To...
4EnglishcountTo recite numbers in sequence; To determine the...
5Middle EnglishcountenTo count enumerate; give the number of
6Anglo-Normanconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
7Old Frenchconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
8Latincomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
9Latincom-allomorph of con-
10Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt
17Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
18Old High Germankuti
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
21Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
22Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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