gardisto

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wer-

Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús

Proto-Germanic *warduz

Proto-Germanic *-āną

Proto-Germanic *wardō

Proto-Germanic *-āną

Proto-Germanic *wardāną

Frankish *wardēnbor.

Early Medieval Latin wardō

Old French guarder

Middle French garder

French garderbor.

Esperanto gardi

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs)bor.

Esperanto -isto

Esperanto gardisto

From gardi + -isto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡarˈdisto/

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• Rhymes: -isto
• Syllabification: gar‧dis‧to
• Hyphenation: gard‧isto

Noun

gardisto (accusative singular gardiston, plural gardistoj, accusative plural gardistojn)

1. a guard

Derived terms

• gardistino (“female guard”)