Where does “-are” come from?

-are (Neapolitan) comes from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-are (Neapolitan): forms first-conjugation verbs

Definitions

  1. forms first-conjugation verbs

Ancestry of “-are”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ārefirst conjugation
2Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
3Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-are”

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