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Where does “h₃ep-(i)-” come from?

h₃ep-(i)- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep- — to work, toil, make; ability, force.

Ancestry of “h₃ep-(i)-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force

Words derived from “h₃ep-(i)-”

  • office
  • officer
  • official
  • copy
  • copyright
  • optimal
  • officially
  • optimistic
  • optimism
  • optimum
  • copious
  • unofficial
  • opulent
  • photocopy
  • opulence
  • optimally
  • officiating
  • suboptimal
  • optimist
  • optimality
  • officious
  • copiously
  • officiate
  • copyist
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