Where does “balno-kuvo” come from?
balno-kuvo (Ido) comes from Ido kuvo, from Esperanto kuvo, from French cuveau, from French -eau, from Middle French -eau, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
balno-kuvo (Ido): bath tub
Ancestry of “balno-kuvo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | kuvo | tub |
| 2 | Esperanto | kuvo | tub |
| 3 | French | cuveau | tub |
| 4 | French | -eau | forming diminutive masculine nouns, especially... |
| 5 | Middle French | -eau | — |
| 6 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 7 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |