Where does “terpomkaĉo” come from?
terpomkaĉo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kaĉo, from Italian cazzo, from Italian cazza, from Latin cattia, from Old High German keȥȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil, from Proto-Germanic katilaz, from Latin catīllus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
terpomkaĉo (Esperanto): mashed potatoes
Definitions
- mashed potatoes
Ancestry of “terpomkaĉo”, step by step
terpomkaĉo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kaĉo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kaĉo | porridge, gruel, pap |
| 2 | Italian | cazzo | dick, cock, prick |
| 3 | Italian | cazza | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | cattia | pan |
| 5 | Old High German | keȥȥil | kettle |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *katil | kettle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | katilaz | kettle, bucket, vessel |
| 8 | Latin | catīllus | small bowl, dish, or plate |
| 9 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Esperanto terpomo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | terpomo | potato |
| 2 | French | pomme de terre | potato |
| 3 | German | Erdapfel | potato |
| 4 | German | Erde | soil; the ground; a world; a space to live in |
| 5 | Middle High German | erde | earth |
| 6 | Old High German | erda | The Earth; earth, ground, soil |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |