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Where does “amplifilo” come from?

amplifilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto amplifi, from Latin amplificō, from Latin amplus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

amplifilo (Esperanto): amplifier

Definitions

  1. amplifier

Ancestry of “amplifilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoamplifito amplify
2Latinamplificō—
3Latinampluslarge, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;...
4Latin-ō—
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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