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Where does “spezi” come from?

spezi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto spezo, from Latin expensus, from Latin expendere, from Latin expendo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō — whale, sea monster; abyss.

spezi (Esperanto): to pay, spend

Definitions

  1. to pay, spend

Ancestry of “spezi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantospezoturnover
2Latinexpensusweighed; paid; judged
3Latinexpenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinexpendoI weigh; I pay out; I judge
5Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
6LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicō—
9Latincommūnis—
10Old Latincom(m)oinis—
11Proto-Italickommoinis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
17Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
18Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

Words derived from “spezi”

  • elspezi
  • enspezi
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