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Where does “elimina” come from?

elimina (Italian) comes from Italian eliminare, from Latin elimino, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

elimina (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “elimina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeliminareto eliminate
2LatineliminoI carry out of doors; I eliminate; I blab
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →