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Where does “iubere” come from?

iubere (Italian) comes from Latin iubeō, from Old Latin ioubeō, from Proto-Italic *jouðeō, from Proto-Italic jouðejō, from Proto-Indo-European Hyowdʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European Hyewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

iubere (Italian): to command, order

Definitions

  1. to command, order

Ancestry of “iubere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniubeō—
2Old Latinioubeō—
3Proto-Italic*jouðeō—
4Proto-Italicjouðejō—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyowdʰ-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyewdʰ-moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yew-straight, upright, right; right, justice, law
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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