Where does “stellionatus” come from?

stellionatus (Latin) comes from Latin Stellio, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

stellionatus (Latin): cozenage, trickery

Definitions

  1. cozenage, trickery

Ancestry of “stellionatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinStelliostellion or other kind of small lizard, newt
2Latin-iō—
3Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “stellionatus”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →
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