Where does “foyo” come from?
foyo (Ido) comes from Esperanto fojo, from French fois, from Middle French foys, from Old French foiz, from Old French feiz, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
foyo (Ido): time; occasion; turn
Ancestry of “foyo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | fojo | time, occasion |
| 2 | French | fois | time, an instance of something happening; a... |
| 3 | Middle French | foys | time; occasion; occurrence |
| 4 | Old French | foiz | time; instance; occurrence |
| 5 | Old French | feiz | time; instance; occasion |
| 6 | Latin | vicis | change, alternation, turn; time, instance; season |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |