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

Definitions

  1. murder, assassinate

Ancestry of “δολοφονώ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδολοφονῶ
2Ancient Greekδολοφονέωto kill by treachery
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti