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Where does “instrui” come from?

instrui (Esperanto) comes from German instruieren, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

instrui (Esperanto): to inform, instruct, teach, train

Definitions

  1. to inform, instruct, teach, train

Ancestry of “instrui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaninstruieren—
2German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
3French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-āre—
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “instrui”

  • instruisteco
  • instruo
  • instrumaterialo
  • instruado
  • instruisto
  • instruistino
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