Where does “amelhorar” come from?
amelhorar (Occitan) comes from Occitan -ar, from Old Occitan -ar, 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.
amelhorar (Occitan): to improve
Definitions
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Ancestry of “amelhorar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | -ar | Suffix of verbs of the first conjugation |
| 2 | Old Occitan | -ar | — |
| 3 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |