Where does “urbdomo” come from?
urbdomo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto domo, from Russian дом, from Old East Slavic домъ, from Proto-Slavic dȍmъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic damús, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.
urbdomo (Esperanto): city hall, town hall
Definitions
- city hall, town hall
Ancestry of “urbdomo”, step by step
urbdomo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto domo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | domo | house |
| 2 | Russian | дом | house; building; home |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | домъ | house, home |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dȍmъ | house; home |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | damús | house |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via Esperanto urbo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | urbo | city, town |
| 2 | Latin | urbs | a city, walled town; the City, Rome |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | worβis | city |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werbʰ- | to enclose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |