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Where does “misereo” come from?

misereo (Latin) comes from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

misereo (Latin): I lament, bewail or deplore; I pity or feel sorry...

Definitions

  1. I lament, bewail or deplore; I pity or feel sorry...

Ancestry of “misereo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-eō—
2Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
3Proto-Italic-ējō—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “misereo”

  • commiseratio
  • miseritus
  • misereor
  • miserens
  • misertus
  • miseriturus
  • miserendus
  • commisération
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