Where does “trafikcirklo” come from?
trafikcirklo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto cirklo, from Latin circulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
trafikcirklo (Esperanto): traffic circle
Definitions
- traffic circle
Ancestry of “trafikcirklo”, step by step
trafikcirklo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto cirklo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | cirklo | circle |
| 2 | Latin | circulus | circle; An orbit; A ring, hoop |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Esperanto trafiko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | trafiko | traffic |
| 2 | Latin | transfrico | to rub across |