Where does “vagonaro” come from?
vagonaro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vagono, from French wagon, from English wagon, from Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch wāgen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
vagonaro (Esperanto): train
Definitions
- train
Ancestry of “vagonaro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vagono | coach, carriage, wagon; car |
| 2 | French | wagon | a railway carriage |
| 3 | English | wagon | A four-wheeled cart for hauling loads; A... |
| 4 | Dutch | wagen | A wagon, carriage; A cart; An automobile, car,... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | wāgen | A wagon, cart |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 7 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |