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Where does “ἐξαφανίζω” come from?

ἐξαφανίζω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀφανίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ἐξαφανίζω (Ancient Greek): I destroy utterly; I disappear utterly

Definitions

  1. I destroy utterly; I disappear utterly

Ancestry of “ἐξαφανίζω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀφανίζωto do away with, destroy
2Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
4Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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