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Where does “annihiler” come from?

annihiler (French) comes from Latin annihilāre, from Latin nihil, from Latin nihilum, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

annihiler (French): to annihilate

Definitions

  1. to annihilate

Ancestry of “annihiler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinannihilāre—
2Latinnihilindefinite nothing
3Latinnihilumnothing; no value
4Latinnē—
5Latingēns—
6Proto-Italic*gentis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “annihiler”

  • аннигиляция
  • annihilation
  • anihila
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