afereca

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Latin ad

Old French a

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti

Proto-Italic *θakjō

Proto-Italic *fakjō

Latin facio

Old French faire

Old French afaire

French affaireder.

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Old French afaireder.

Middle English afere

English affairder.

Esperanto afero

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin -itia

Italian -ezzabor.

Esperanto -eco

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

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Latin -a

Italian -ader.

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Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto -eca

Esperanto afereca

From afero + -eca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afeˈret͡sa/
• Rhymes: -et͡sa
• Syllabification: a‧fe‧re‧ca
• Hyphenation: afer‧eca

Adjective

afereca (accusative singular aferecan, plural aferecaj, accusative plural aferecajn)

1. businesslike, conducive to or appropriate for business

   Ŝia tono estis afereca anstataŭ amikeca.

   Her tone was businesslike rather than friendly.