Where does “emphyteuma” come from?
emphyteuma (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἐμφύτευμα, from Ancient Greek ἐμφυτεύω, from Ancient Greek φυτεύω, from Ancient Greek φυτόν, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Ancestry of “emphyteuma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐμφύτευμα | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐμφυτεύω | to implant, engraft |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φυτεύω | to plant; to bring about, cause, prepare |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φυτόν | plant, tree; creature; child, descendant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |