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Where does “clipeans” come from?

clipeans (Latin) comes from Latin clipeo, from Latin clipeus, from Latin astēr, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

clipeans (Latin): shielding

Definitions

  1. shielding

Ancestry of “clipeans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinclipeoI arm with a shield; dative singular of clipeus;...
2Latinclipeusshield; disk of the sun; vault of the sky
3Latinastēr—
4Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
5Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
6Ancient Greekκατά
7Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
8Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
9Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
10Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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