Where does “samo” come from?
samo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sama, from English same, from Middle English same, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.
samo (Esperanto): same; the same thing
Definitions
- same; the same thing
Ancestry of “samo”, step by step
| 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 | — |