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Where does “pricepere” come from?

pricepere (Romanian) comes 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.

pricepere (Romanian): ability, capability, competence, proficiency,...

Definitions

  1. ability, capability, competence, proficiency,...

Ancestry of “pricepere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-re-ing, -ation
2Latin-āre—
3Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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