Where does “silencar” come from?
silencar (Ido) comes from Ido silenco, from English silence, from Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
silencar (Ido): to be silent
Definitions
- to be silent
Ancestry of “silencar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | silenco | silence, stillness |
| 2 | English | silence | The absence of any sound; The act of refraining... |
| 3 | Middle English | silence | Silence; the state of refraining or refusing to... |
| 4 | Old French | silence | — |
| 5 | Latin | silentium | silence, stillness, quiet, noiselessness;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |