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Where does “altrudi” come from?

altrudi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto trudi, from Latin trudere, from Latin trudo, from Proto-Italic troudō, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

altrudi (Esperanto): to impose upon ; to inflict; to impose oneself ;...

Definitions

  1. to impose upon ; to inflict; to impose oneself ;...

Ancestry of “altrudi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotrudito impose, to obtrude
2Latintruderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatintrudoI thrust, push or shove
4Proto-Italictroudōthrust
5Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust
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