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Where does “rigardi” come from?

rigardi (Esperanto) comes from French regarder, from Middle French regarder, from Old French reguarder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rigardi (Esperanto): to look at, behold, watch, view; to consider,...

Definitions

  1. to look at, behold, watch, view; to consider,...

Ancestry of “rigardi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchregarderto look at; to watch
2Middle Frenchregarderto look at; to watch
3Old Frenchreguarderto look at; to watch
4Old Frenchguarderto protect; to guard; to look at
5Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
6Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
7Proto-Germanic*warduz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “rigardi”

  • rigardadi
  • elrigardi
  • suprenrigardi
  • trarigardi
  • enrigardi
  • ĉirkaŭrigardi
  • alrigardi
  • fiksrigardi
  • ekrigardi
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