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Where does “klara” come from?

klara (Esperanto) comes from Italian chiaro, from Italian -ezza, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

klara (Esperanto): clear

Definitions

  1. clear

Ancestry of “klara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchiarobright, shiny; clear; clear-cut, vivid
2Italian-ezzaAdded to adjectives to form abstract nouns; -ity;...
3Latin-itia-ness, -ity
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “klara”

  • malklara
  • malklare
  • neklarigeble
  • pliklarigi
  • klarigi
  • klariĝi
  • klara
  • klarigar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →