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Where does “indigeo” come from?

indigeo (Latin) comes from Latin indu-, from Latin indu, from Old Latin endo, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

indigeo (Latin): I need, want, require, lack; I long for, desire

Definitions

  1. I need, want, require, lack; I long for, desire

Ancestry of “indigeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinindu-within, in; inside
2LatininduArchaic form of in; in, within
3Old Latinendoin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥dóinto, inside
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “indigeo”

  • indigent
  • indigence
  • nonindigent
  • indigently
  • indigens
  • indigentia
  • indigentem
  • indigere
  • indigendus
  • indigent
  • indigencia
  • indigente
  • indigenza
  • indigente
  • indigere
  • indigo
  • indigent
  • indigence
  • indigente
  • indigence
  • indigence
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