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Where does “envelopilo” come from?

envelopilo (Ido) comes from Ido -ilo, from Ido utensilo, from English utensil, from Middle English utensyl, from Old French utensile, from Latin utensilis, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

envelopilo (Ido): wrapper

Definitions

  1. wrapper

Ancestry of “envelopilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ido-iloA suffix used with a verbal root to denote an...
2Idoutensiloutensil, tool, instrument, implement
3EnglishutensilAn instrument or device for domestic use,...
4Middle Englishutensyl—
5Old Frenchutensile—
6Latinutensilisuseful
7Latinūtor—
8Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъ—
9Proto-Slavictorъ—
10Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
11Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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