Esperanto
English
/ˌɛspəˈɹæntəʊ/, /ˌɛspəˈɹæntoʊ/
proper noun
Definitions
- An international auxiliary language designed by . L. L. L. Zamenhof with a base vocabulary inspired by Indo-European languages such as English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian, and having a streamlined grammar with completely regular conjugations, declensions, and inflections.
- (figuratively) Anything that is used as a single international medium in place of plural distinct national media.
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (prosper, turn out well, succeed, pull, stretch).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*speh₁-
Gloss
prosper, turn out well, succeed, pull, stretch
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- Esperantic English
- Esperantise English
- Esperantism English
- Esperantist English
- Esperantization English
- Esperantize English
- Esperantologist English
- Esperantology English
- Esperantophone English
- desperare, despero Latin
- fulcīō Latin
- spatium Latin
- spero Latin
- spērāre Latin
- spērō, spērāre, spero Latin
- *(s)pew- Proto-Indo-European
- *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *spewd- Proto-Indo-European
- *spōaną Proto-Germanic
- *spōdi gmw-pro
- *prosparos Proto-Italic