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Where does “equicharacteristic” come from?

equicharacteristic (English) comes from English characteristic, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

equicharacteristic (English): Of a ring: such that the ring and its residue...

Definitions

  1. Of a ring: such that the ring and its residue...

Ancestry of “equicharacteristic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcharacteristicBeing a distinguishing feature of a person or...
2Ancient Greekχαρακτηριστικόςcharacteristic
3Ancient Greekχαρακτηρίζωto designate by a characteristic mark
4Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
6Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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