Where does “sopirĝemi” come from?
sopirĝemi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sopiri, from French soupirer, from Middle French souspirer, from Old French souspirer, from Latin suspīrō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Ancestry of “sopirĝemi”, step by step
sopirĝemi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto sopiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sopiri | to long for, yearn for |
| 2 | French | soupirer | to sigh |
| 3 | Middle French | souspirer | to sigh |
| 4 | Old French | souspirer | to sigh |
| 5 | Latin | suspīrō | to sigh |
| 6 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Esperanto ĝemi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĝemi | to moan, groan |
| 2 | French | gémir | to moan; to groan |
| 3 | Spanish | gemir | to groan, to moan, to wail |
| 4 | Old Spanish | emer | — |
| 5 | Old French | esmer | to estimate; to work out through thought; to... |
| 6 | Latin | aestimō | to determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge |
| 7 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |