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Where does “h₂emlos” come from?

h₂emlos (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂em- — to grasp-; to hold on to; love.

Ancestry of “h₂emlos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂em-to grasp-; to hold on to; love

Words derived from “h₂emlos”

  • ample
  • amplitude
  • amplifier
  • amply
  • amplification
  • amplify
  • amplifying
  • preamplifier
  • ampleness
  • amplifiable
  • preamplification
  • ampliation
  • reamplification
  • bioamplification
  • overamplification
  • ampliate
  • postamplification
  • reamplify
  • semiamplitude
  • ampliatio
  • overamplify
  • nonamplification
  • coamplify
  • amplifiability
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