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Where does “анегдоталност” come from?

анегдоталност (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian анегдо̀та, from German Anekdote, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

анегдоталност (Serbo-Croatian): anecdotal quality

Definitions

  1. anecdotal quality

Ancestry of “анегдоталност”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianанегдо̀та—
2GermanAnekdoteanecdote
3Ancient Greekἀνέκδοτοςaccounts unpublished
4Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
5Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
6Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
9Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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