Where does “vetperisto” come from?
vetperisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto veti, from German wetten, from Middle High German wetten, from Old High German wettōn, from Proto-West Germanic waddjōn, from Proto-Germanic wadjōną, from Proto-Germanic wadją, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
vetperisto (Esperanto): bookie, bookmaker
Definitions
- bookie, bookmaker
Ancestry of “vetperisto”, step by step
vetperisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto veti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | veti | to bet, wager |
| 2 | German | wetten | to bet; to be nearly certain of |
| 3 | Middle High German | wetten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wettōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | waddjōn | to wager, to pledge |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wadjōną | to wager, to pledge |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |
via Esperanto per
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | per | by means of, with |
| 2 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 3 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 4 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 5 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 6 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |