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Where does “illudo” come from?

illudo (Latin) comes from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

illudo (Latin): I mock, ridicule; I abuse, assault

Definitions

  1. I mock, ridicule; I abuse, assault

Ancestry of “illudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīn-—
2Latinîn—
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “illudo”

  • illusion
  • disillusionment
  • disillusion
  • illusive
  • illusionary
  • illusionistic
  • illusionist
  • illusionism
  • illusiveness
  • illusional
  • illusionistically
  • illusively
  • illusioned
  • unillusioned
  • disillusionize
  • illusionlike
  • illude
  • illusionless
  • illusionable
  • illudere
  • illusurus
  • illudendus
  • illudens
  • illusus
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