Where does “sorĉkadavro” come from?
sorĉkadavro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sorĉi, from English sorcerer, from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin sortiarius, from Latin sors, from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
sorĉkadavro (Esperanto): zombie
Definitions
- zombie
Ancestry of “sorĉkadavro”, step by step
sorĉkadavro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto sorĉi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sorĉi | to cast a magic spell on, bewitch, enchant |
| 2 | English | sorcerer | A magician or wizard, sometimes specifically male |
| 3 | Old French | sorcier | sorcerer |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | sortiarius | sorcerer |
| 5 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 6 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |