Where does “salmo” come from?
salmo (Esperanto) comes 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, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
salmo (Esperanto): salmon
Ancestry of “salmo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Schalmei | shawm; a member of the shawm family |
| 2 | Middle High German | schalemīe | — |
| 3 | Old French | chalemie | — |
| 4 | Latin | calamellus | A little reed or pen |
| 5 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “salmo”