Where does “etiketo” come from?
etiketo (Ido) comes from Russian этикетка, from Russian этикет, from French étiquette, from Middle French estiquette, from Old French estechier, from Frankish stikkan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
etiketo (Ido): on bottles, etc. label
Definitions
- on bottles, etc. label
Ancestry of “etiketo”, step by step
etiketo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian этикетка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | этикетка | label, tag, tally |
| 2 | Russian | этикет | etiquette |
| 3 | French | étiquette | tag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior |
| 4 | Middle French | estiquette | small pole; small note |
| 5 | Old French | estechier | to attach, stick |
| 6 | Frankish | stikkan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |
via English etiquette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | etiquette | The forms required by a good upbringing, or... |
via Italian etichetta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | etichetta | label (all senses), tag |