Where does “siflar” come from?

siflar (Ido) comes from French siffler, from Latin sībilō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

siflar (Ido): to whistle

Definitions

  1. to whistle

Ancestry of “siflar”, step by step

siflar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French siffler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsifflerto whistle; to whistle for, to blow on a whistle...
2Latinsībilōto hiss
3Latin-ōsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

via Italian sibilare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansibilareto hiss; to whistle
2Latinsībilāre—

via Spanish silbar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsilbarto whistle
2Old Spanishsilvar—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Latin -ō →Every word from Latin sībilō →