Where does “entameren” come from?
entameren (Dutch) comes from French entamer, from Occitan entamenar, from Latin intaminare, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
entameren (Dutch): to initiate, start
Definitions
- to initiate, start
Ancestry of “entameren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | entamer | to cut into; to remove a small piece of... |
| 2 | Occitan | entamenar | to begin, to start |
| 3 | Latin | intaminare | — |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |