Where does “-ōticus” come from?

-ōticus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek -ωτικός, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “-ōticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ωτικός
2Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
3Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-ōticus

Every word from Chichewa iye
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