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Where does “miso-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “miso-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekμισέωI hate
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
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