Where does “vakstolo” come from?
vakstolo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto tolo, from French Toile, from Old French toile, from Old French teile, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
vakstolo (Esperanto): cerecloth; oilcloth
Ancestry of “vakstolo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | tolo | linen cloth |
| 2 | French | Toile | — |
| 3 | Old French | toile | fabric; web |
| 4 | Old French | teile | Alternative form of toile |
| 5 | Latin | tēla | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | tegela | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *tigulā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 9 | Latin | tēgula | — |
| 10 | Latin | tegō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |