Where does “tuja” come from?

tuja (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tuj, from French tout de suite — immediately, right away; without interruption.

tuja (Esperanto): immediate

Definitions

  1. immediate

Ancestry of “tuja”, step by step

tuja traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto tuj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotujimmediately
2Frenchtout de suiteimmediately, right away; without interruption

via New Latin thuja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinthuja—
2Ancient Greekθυίαstinking juniper

via taxonomic name Thuja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1taxonomic nameThuja—
Every word from French tout de suite →Every word from Esperanto tuj →