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Where does “aulete” come from?

aulete (English) comes from Ancient Greek αὐλητής, from Ancient Greek αὐλέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

aulete (English): An aulos player; Synonym of flautist

Definitions

  1. An aulos player; Synonym of flautist

Ancestry of “aulete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekαὐλητήςa flute-player, flautist
2Ancient Greekαὐλέωto play on the flute; to be played on the flute
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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