Where does “iterare” come from?
iterare (Latin) comes from Latin iter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.
Ancestry of “iterare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | iter | a route, "whether:"; a passage |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éy- | he, this |