Where does “helpilo” come from?
helpilo (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.
helpilo (Ido): auxiliary
Ancestry of “helpilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | -ilo | A suffix used with a verbal root to denote an... |
| 2 | Ido | utensilo | utensil, tool, instrument, implement |
| 3 | English | utensil | An instrument or device for domestic use,... |
| 4 | Middle English | utensyl | — |
| 5 | Old French | utensile | — |
| 6 | Latin | utensilis | useful |
| 7 | Latin | ūtor | — |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | *ǫtorъ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | torъ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | terti | to rub, to scrape; to polish |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |