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Where does “ioubeo” come from?

ioubeo (Old Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *jouðeō, from Proto-Italic jouðejō, from Proto-Indo-European Hyowdʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European Hyewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

Ancestry of “ioubeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*jouðeō—
2Proto-Italicjouðejō—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyowdʰ-éye-ti—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyewdʰ-moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yew-straight, upright, right; right, justice, law
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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