Where does “δολοφονώ” come from?
δολοφονώ (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δολοφονῶ, from Ancient Greek δολοφονέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
δολοφονώ (Greek): murder, assassinate
Ancestry of “δολοφονώ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | δολοφονῶ | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δολοφονέω | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |