Esperanto [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From sama (“same”) +‎ ideo (“idea”) +‎ -ano (“member”). Supposedly coined in a letter by Louis de Beaufront to an unknown Esperantist in 1890 or 1891, as an alternative to samlingvano.[1]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

samideano (accusative singular samideanon, plural samideanoj, accusative plural samideanojn)

one who shares a communal idea, especially: fellow Esperantist 1905, L. L. Zamenhof, speech at the first World Congress of Esperanto. Mi salutas vin, karaj samideanoj, fratoj kaj fratinoj el la granda tutmonda homa familio. I greet you, dear comrades, brothers and sisters from the great worldwide human family.

Usage notes [ edit ]

In Esperanto culture, used as a friendly form of address from one Esperantist to another.

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References [ edit ]

^ Kompleta Gramatiko Detaloza , page 140 Louis de Beaufront (1925), page 140

Ido [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from Esperanto samideano, equivalent to sama (“same”) +‎ ideo (“idea”) +‎ -ano (“partisan”). Supposedly coined in a letter by Louis de Beaufront.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

samideano (plural samideani)