Where does “vekhorloĝo” come from?
vekhorloĝo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto veki, from English wake, from Middle English wake, from Old English wacu, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus — passed , crossed.
vekhorloĝo (Esperanto): alarm clock
Definitions
- alarm clock
Ancestry of “vekhorloĝo”, step by step
vekhorloĝo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto veki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | veki | to wake, to arouse |
| 2 | English | wake | To stop sleeping; To make somebody stop sleeping;... |
| 3 | Middle English | wake | Alternative form of woke |
| 4 | Old English | wacu | wake, watch |
| 5 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Esperanto horloĝo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | horloĝo | clock, watch, timepiece |
| 2 | French | horloge | clock |
| 3 | Latin | horologium | A sundial; A water clock; A clock |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὡρολόγιον | mechanism for telling the time, clock |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |