Where does “erudire” come from?

erudire (Italian) comes from Latin ērudiō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

erudire (Italian): to educate, teach, enlighten

Definitions

  1. to educate, teach, enlighten

Ancestry of “erudire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinērudiōto instruct, to educate; to cultivate, to refine
2Latin-iō—
3Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →