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Where does “h₂életi” come from?

h₂életi (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

h₂életi (Proto-Indo-European): to be nourishing

Definitions

  1. to be nourishing

Ancestry of “h₂életi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “h₂életi”

  • world
  • old
  • elderly
  • altar
  • elder
  • worldwide
  • coalition
  • eldest
  • altitude
  • Highness
  • ambulance
  • haughty
  • olds
  • exaltation
  • preamble
  • underworld
  • alt
  • exalt
  • ambulatory
  • alto
  • haughtily
  • alimentary
  • alimony
  • haughtiness
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