Where does “tekruĉo” come from?
tekruĉo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kruĉo, from English cross, from French croix, from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce, from Latin crux — to caw, crow.
tekruĉo (Esperanto): tea pot
Definitions
- tea pot
Ancestry of “tekruĉo”, step by step
tekruĉo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kruĉo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kruĉo | jug; pot |
| 2 | English | cross | A geometrical figure consisting of two straight... |
| 3 | French | croix | cross; a representation of a cross; the cross as... |
| 4 | German | Kreuz | cross; clubs; sharp |
| 5 | Spanish | Cruz | cross |
| 6 | Portuguese | cruz | cross |
| 7 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 8 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |