Where does “понтировать” come from?

понтировать (Russian) comes from Russian -и́ровать, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

понтировать (Russian): to punt to play against the bank, to bet against the bank

Definitions

  1. to punt to play against the bank, to bet against the bank

Ancestry of “понтировать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-и́роватьa productive verbal suffix, also used to create new verbs, especially from loanwords
2German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
3French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-ārefirst conjugation
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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