Where does “potroić” come from?

potroić (Polish) comes from English Troic, from Polish -ić, from Old Polish -ić, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

potroić (Polish): to triple

Definitions

  1. to triple

Ancestry of “potroić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTroicPertaining to Troy; Trojan
2Polish-ićforms causative verbs
3Old Polish-ićforms verbs
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Polish -ić
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