Where does “samampleksa” come from?
samampleksa (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto amplekso, from Latin amplexus, from Latin amplector, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
samampleksa (Esperanto): of the same size or scale; co-extensive
Definitions
- of the same size or scale; co-extensive
Ancestry of “samampleksa”, step by step
samampleksa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto amplekso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | amplekso | extent, range, scope, magnitude, scale, size, proportions |
| 2 | Latin | amplexus | surrounded, encircled, entwined; embraced,... |
| 3 | Latin | amplector | I surround, encircle or entwine; I embrace, hug,... |
| 4 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 5 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Esperanto sama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sama | equal; same; alike; unvarying |
| 2 | English | same | Not different or other; not another or others;... |
| 3 | Middle English | same | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 5 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 8 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |