Where does “velŝipo” come from?
velŝipo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝipo, from English ship, from Middle English schip, from Old English sċip, from Proto-West Germanic skip, from Proto-Germanic skipą, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
velŝipo (Esperanto): sailing ship
Definitions
- sailing ship
Ancestry of “velŝipo”, step by step
velŝipo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ŝipo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ŝipo | ship |
| 2 | English | ship | A water-borne vessel generally larger than a... |
| 3 | Middle English | schip | ship |
| 4 | Old English | sċip | ship |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skip | ship |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |