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Where does “nugalėti” come from?

nugalėti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian galėti, from Lithuanian galia, from Latin Gallia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

nugalėti (Lithuanian): to overcome, to surmount; to defeat; to win

Definitions

  1. to overcome, to surmount; to defeat; to win

Ancestry of “nugalėti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangalėtito be able to; can, may; to be allowed
2Lithuaniangaliapower, might
3LatinGalliaGaul, modern-day France; France
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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