Where does “Volapükik” come from?
Volapükik (Volapük) comes from Volapük Volapük, from Volapük vola, from English World, from Middle English world, from Old English weorold, from Proto-West Germanic weraldi, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Volapükik (Volapük): of or relating to Volapük
Definitions
- of or relating to Volapük
Ancestry of “Volapükik”, step by step
Volapükik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Volapük Volapük
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | Volapük | Volapük; World Language |
| 2 | Volapük | vola | genitive singular of vol; of the world / world's;... |
| 3 | English | World | The specific world, or any of several specific constituent worlds, that humans live in, among any other (real or possible) worlds |
| 4 | Middle English | world | The world, the planet; A dimension, realm, or... |
| 5 | Old English | weorold | world |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Volapük ik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | ik | adjective morpheme |