Where does “universala” come from?
universala (Esperanto) comes from English universal, from Middle English universal, from Old French universal, from Latin universalis, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
universala (Esperanto): universal
Definitions
- universal
Ancestry of “universala”, step by step
universala traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English universal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | universal | Of or pertaining to the universe; Common to all... |
| 2 | Middle English | universal | all-encompassing, subject to everything and... |
| 3 | Old French | universal | universal |
| 4 | Latin | universalis | universal; general |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Polish uniwersalny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | uniwersalny | universal |
| 2 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 3 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 4 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
via French universel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | universel | universal |