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
- to triple
Ancestry of “potroić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Troic | Pertaining to Troy; Trojan |
| 2 | Polish | -ić | forms causative verbs |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ić | forms verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |