Where does “strangulo” come from?
strangulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto stranga, from English strange, from Latin extrāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos — Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material.
strangulo (Esperanto): A strange, odd, or eccentric person; a crackpot,...
Definitions
- A strange, odd, or eccentric person; a crackpot,...
Ancestry of “strangulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | stranga | strange, odd, peculiar |
| 2 | English | strange | Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the... |
| 3 | Latin | extrāneus | foreign |
| 4 | Latin | -āneus | forming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 5 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material |