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Where does “allotmenteering” come from?

allotmenteering (English) comes from English allotmenteer, from English -eer, from Dutch -eren, from Middle Dutch -eren, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

allotmenteering (English): The growing of crops in an allotment

Definitions

  1. The growing of crops in an allotment

Ancestry of “allotmenteering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishallotmenteera person who grows crops in an allotment
2English-eerUsed to create an agent noun denoting someone...
3Dutch-erenforms the plural of a limited group of nouns:...
4Middle Dutch-eren—
5Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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