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Where does “Ἀρισταίνετος” come from?

Ἀρισταίνετος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek αἰνετός, from Ancient Greek αἰνέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “Ἀρισταίνετος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαἰνετόςpraiseworthy
2Ancient GreekαἰνέωI tell of, speak of
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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