Where does “inniti” come from?
inniti (Latin) comes from Latin innixus, from Latin innitor, from Latin nītor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
inniti (Latin): present active infinitive of innītor
Definitions
- present active infinitive of innītor
Ancestry of “inniti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | innixus | rested upon; supported by |
| 2 | Latin | innitor | I lean or rest upon; I am supported by |
| 3 | Latin | nītor | (lit.) to bear or rest upon something, lean on |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |