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Where does “akaro” come from?

akaro (Esperanto) comes from French acarien, from French acare, from New Latin Acarus, from Ancient Greek ἄκαρι, from Ancient Greek ἀκαρής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

akaro (Esperanto): tick; mite

Definitions

  1. tick; mite

Ancestry of “akaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacarienmite
2Frenchacare—
3New LatinAcarus—
4Ancient GreekἄκαριAlternative form of ἀκαρί; cheese mite, tick;...
5Ancient Greekἀκαρήςtoo short to be cut; very short
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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