Where does “nitere” come from?
nitere (Latin) comes from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.
nitere (Latin): second-person singular future active indicative...
Definitions
- second-person singular future active indicative...
Ancestry of “nitere”, step by step
nitere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin niteo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 3 | Cebuano | -hi | — |
via Latin nitor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | nitor | I bear or rest upon something, lean on; I am... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kneygʷʰ- | to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,... |
Words derived from “nitere”