Where does “sinokomputilo” come from?
sinokomputilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto komputilo, from Esperanto komputi, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
sinokomputilo (Esperanto): laptop
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Ancestry of “sinokomputilo”, step by step
sinokomputilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto komputilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | komputilo | computer |
| 2 | Esperanto | komputi | to compute; to count |
| 3 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 4 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Esperanto sino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sino | lap upper legs of a seated person |
| 2 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 3 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 5 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |