Where does “riverbordo” come from?
riverbordo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto rivero, from English River, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
riverbordo (Esperanto): riverbank
Definitions
- riverbank
Ancestry of “riverbordo”, step by step
riverbordo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto rivero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | rivero | river |
| 2 | English | River | A place name |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Esperanto bordo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | bordo | shore; bank; border |
| 2 | French | bord | border, edge, limit; boundary |
| 3 | Old French | bord | side of a ship, edge; a border |
| 4 | Frankish | bord | plank, board; side of a ship or vessel; board,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | burdą | board, plank; table |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |