Where does “salmon” come from?
salmon (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.
salmon (Esperanto): accusative singular of salmo
Definitions
- accusative singular of salmo
Ancestry of “salmon”, step by step
| 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 |