Where does “ronĝulo” come from?

ronĝulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ronĝi, from French ronger, from Old French rongier, from Old French rungier, from Latin rūmigāre.

ronĝulo (Esperanto): a rodent

Definitions

  1. a rodent

Ancestry of “ronĝulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoronĝito gnaw
2Frenchrongerto gnaw; to erode, to eat at
3Old Frenchrongier—
4Old Frenchrungier—
5Latinrūmigāre—
Every word from Latin rūmigāre →Every word from Old French rungier →Every word from Old French rongier →