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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

Definitions

  1. saying, affirming

Ancestry of “aiens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaioI say, I assert, I say yes, I affirm
2Proto-Italicagjōto assert
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ǵyéti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say
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