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Where does “volunteeristic” come from?

volunteeristic (English) comes from English volunteer, 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.

volunteeristic (English): Of or related to volunteerism; done on a...

Definitions

  1. Of or related to volunteerism; done on a...

Ancestry of “volunteeristic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvolunteerOne who enters into, or offers for, any service...
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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