Where does “selon” come from?

selon (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto selo, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.

selon (Esperanto): accusative singular of selo

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of selo

Ancestry of “selon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoselosaddle
2Latinsellaseat, chair; sedan chair; saddle
3Proto-Italicsedlā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansed-lo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo- →Every word from Proto-Italic sedlā →Every word from Latin sella →
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