Where does “senkiale” come from?
senkiale (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto senkiala, from Esperanto kialo, from Esperanto kial, from Esperanto ki-, from French qui, from Middle French qui, from Old French qui, from Latin quī.
senkiale (Esperanto): pointlessly
Definitions
- pointlessly
Ancestry of “senkiale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | senkiala | pointless, without reason |
| 2 | Esperanto | kialo | reason |
| 3 | Esperanto | kial | why |
| 4 | Esperanto | ki- | wh-, what |
| 5 | French | qui | who, whom |
| 6 | Middle French | qui | who; which |
| 7 | Old French | qui | who |
| 8 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 9 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 10 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |