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Where does “alkroĉiĝi” come from?

alkroĉiĝi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto -iĝi, from Italian -eggiare, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

alkroĉiĝi (Esperanto): to hang on, cling, clutch, grasp; to get caught

Definitions

  1. to hang on, cling, clutch, grasp; to get caught

Ancestry of “alkroĉiĝi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-iĝito become; to change in state; makes intransitive...
2Italian-eggiareUsed to form verbs from adjectives or nouns
3Latin-izāre—
4Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
5Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
7Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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