Where does “-ēō” come from?
-ēō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
-ēō (Proto-Italic): Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
Definitions
- Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
Ancestry of “-ēō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |