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Where does “воровать” come from?

воровать (Russian) comes from Russian вор, from English vore, from English Vaux, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “воровать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianворthief; traitor, apostate, outlaw; Clipping of вор...
2EnglishvoreThe genre of creative work appreciated by...
3EnglishVaux—
4English-iteUsed to form nouns denoting followers or...
5French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
6Latin-īta—
7Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
8Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
9Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
10Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
13Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “воровать”

  • разворовать
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