Where does “sorgo” come from?
sorgo (Esperanto) comes from English sorghum, from New Latin Sorghum, from Italian sorgo, from Vulgar Latin syricum, from Ancient Greek Συρικόν, from Arabic زَرْقُون, from Pahlavi zlgwn', from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam — to flourish; green, yellow.
sorgo (Esperanto): sorghum
Definitions
- sorghum
Ancestry of “sorgo”, step by step
sorgo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English sorghum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sorghum | A cereal, "Sorghum bicolor" the grains of which... |
| 2 | New Latin | Sorghum | — |
| 3 | Italian | sorgo | sorghum; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | syricum | Syrian; nominative neuter singular of sȳricus;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Συρικόν | red lead |
| 6 | Arabic | زَرْقُون | zircon; minium |
| 7 | Pahlavi | zlgwn' | — |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | jr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam | gold |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃enyom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via French sorgho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sorgho | sorghum |
via Russian со́рго
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | со́рго | sorghum (cereal) |