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Where does “niteō” come from?

niteō (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.

Ancestry of “niteō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
2Cebuano-hi—
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