Where does “neașteptare” come from?

neașteptare (Romanian) comes from Romanian așteptare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

neașteptare (Romanian): immediately

Definitions

  1. immediately

Ancestry of “neașteptare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianașteptarewaiting; abeyance
2Romanian-re-ing, -ation
3Latin-ārefirst conjugation
4Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Romanian -reEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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