Where does “sakŝalmo” come from?
sakŝalmo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto salmo, from German Schalmei, from Middle High German schalemīe, from Old French chalemie, from Latin calamellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
sakŝalmo (Esperanto): bagpipes
Definitions
- bagpipes
Ancestry of “sakŝalmo”, step by step
sakŝalmo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto salmo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | salmo | salmon |
| 2 | German | Schalmei | shawm; a member of the shawm family |
| 3 | Middle High German | schalemīe | — |
| 4 | Old French | chalemie | — |
| 5 | Latin | calamellus | A little reed or pen |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Esperanto ŝako
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝako | chess; check |
| 2 | English | Sack | A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel |
| 3 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 4 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 5 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 8 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |