Where does “i-esile” come from?
i-esile (Xhosa) comes from Afrikaans esel, from Dutch ezel, from Middle Dutch ēsel, from Old Dutch esil, from Proto-West Germanic asil, from Latin asellus, from Latin asinus, from Latin acinus — sharp.
i-esile (Xhosa): donkey, ass
Definitions
- donkey, ass
Ancestry of “i-esile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | esel | donkey, ass; easel |
| 2 | Dutch | ezel | donkey, ass; fool, idiot; easel |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ēsel | donkey |
| 4 | Old Dutch | esil | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | asil | donkey |
| 6 | Latin | asellus | Small or young ass or donkey |
| 7 | Latin | asinus | a donkey, an ass; an ass, an idiot, a dolt, a... |
| 8 | Latin | acinus | a berry, especially the grape; the seed of a... |
| 9 | Latin | acies | sharp edge or point; battle line; battle,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |