Where does “sorĉbastono” come from?
sorĉbastono (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sorĉo, from Esperanto sorĉi, from English sorcerer, from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin sortiarius, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
sorĉbastono (Esperanto): magic wand
Definitions
- magic wand
Ancestry of “sorĉbastono”, step by step
sorĉbastono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto sorĉo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sorĉo | a magic spell |
| 2 | Esperanto | sorĉi | to cast a magic spell on, bewitch, enchant |
| 3 | English | sorcerer | A magician or wizard, sometimes specifically male |
| 4 | Old French | sorcier | sorcerer |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sortiarius | sorcerer |
| 6 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 7 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 9 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Esperanto bastono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | bastono | stick, staff; cane |
| 2 | Spanish | bastón | walking stick, staff, cane; baton; riband |
| 3 | French | bâton | stick; baton |
| 4 | Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | basto | to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;... |
| 6 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |