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Where does “batizōną” come from?

batizōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

batizōną (Proto-Germanic): To make better; improve

Definitions

  1. To make better; improve

Ancestry of “batizōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
2Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “batizōną”

  • better
  • betterment
  • bettering
  • bettermost
  • betterer
  • bettereth
  • bettern't
  • betterest
  • embetterment
  • betterish
  • unbetterable
  • embetter
  • bettership
  • betterfy
  • betterhood
  • bettererer
  • beteren
  • beterynge
  • beteren
  • better
  • gebeterian
  • beterian
  • betrian
  • bēteren
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