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Where does “elimina” come from?

elimina (Latin) comes from Latin elimino, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

elimina (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “elimina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatineliminoI carry out of doors; I eliminate; I blab
2Latin-ō—
3Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →