Where does “senosta” come from?
senosta (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto osto, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
senosta (Esperanto): boneless
Definitions
- boneless
Ancestry of “senosta”, step by step
senosta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto osto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | osto | bone |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀστέον | bone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλάσις | breaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Esperanto sen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sen | without |
| 2 | Latin | sine | without; second-person singular present active... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Esperanto A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | A | — |