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Where does “-coro” come from?

-coro (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek χωρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “-coro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχωρέωto withdraw; to give way to , make room; to go...
2Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “-coro”

  • zoocoro
  • anemocoro
  • autocoro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →