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Where does “-ema” come from?

-ema (Esperanto) comes from French aime, from Latin amātus, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.

-ema (Esperanto): shows an inclination toward, a penchant for

Definitions

  1. shows an inclination toward, a penchant for

Ancestry of “-ema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaimefirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Latinamātus—
3Latinamō—
4LatinDeusGod
5Latindẹ̄vos—
6Old Latindeivosgod, deity
7Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “-ema”

  • drinkema
  • drinkemulo
  • ribelema
  • seksemo
  • respektema
  • malrespektema
  • imagema
  • agresema
  • paceman
  • muzikema
  • agema
  • detalema
  • mallaborema
  • laborema
  • pacema
  • samseksema
  • vojaĝema
  • neafektema
  • nekomunikema
  • komunikema
  • progresema
  • nekredema
  • atentema
  • venĝema
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