Where does “aiens” come from?
aiens (Latin) comes from Latin aio, from Proto-Italic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.
aiens (Latin): saying, affirming
Ancestry of “aiens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | aio | I say, I assert, I say yes, I affirm |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | agjō | to assert |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ǵyéti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵ- | to say |