köken: Etymology tree Esperanto ĉikani Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₃émh₃ti Proto-Italic *amō Latin amō Latin amāre Old French amer Middle French aymer French aimer French aimeder. Esperanto -ema Esperanto ĉikanema From ĉikani (“to quibble”) + -ema (“inclined to”).