Where does “serĉafiŝo” come from?
serĉafiŝo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto afiŝo, from French affiche, from French afficher, from Old French afichier, from Old French ficher, from Vulgar Latin ficcare, from Latin ficco, from Latin figico.
serĉafiŝo (Esperanto): a wanted poster
Definitions
- a wanted poster
Ancestry of “serĉafiŝo”, step by step
serĉafiŝo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto afiŝo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | afiŝo | placard, poster, notice, sign; A message posted... |
| 2 | French | affiche | poster; placard; sign |
| 3 | French | afficher | to put up; to display; to show |
| 4 | Old French | afichier | to fasten; to affirm; to confirm |
| 5 | Old French | ficher | to fasten, fix, settle in |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | ficcare | — |
| 7 | Latin | ficco | I fasten, put; I stay, become |
| 8 | Latin | figico | I fasten, put, become |
| 9 | Latin | -ico | forms regular first-conjugation verbs, sometimes... |
| 10 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |
via Esperanto serĉi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | serĉi | to search, to seek, to look for |
| 2 | English | search | An attempt to find something; The act of... |
| 3 | Middle English | serchen | To search, to try to find; to scour; To research;... |
| 4 | Old French | cerchier | to search; to seek; to look for |
| 5 | Latin | circō | to traverse, go about |
| 6 | Latin | circā | — |
| 7 | Latin | circum | about, around; in a circle, all around, on both... |
| 8 | Latin | circus | a circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κρίκος | ring |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |