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Where does “усилиться” come from?

усилиться (Russian) comes from Russian уси́лить, from Russian -си́лить, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

усилиться (Russian): to become stronger, to intensify, to gain...

Definitions

  1. to become stronger, to intensify, to gain...

Ancestry of “усилиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуси́лить—
2Russian-си́лить—
3Russian-и́ть—
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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