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Where does “asfaltirati” come from?

asfaltirati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian -irati, 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.

asfaltirati (Serbo-Croatian): to asphalt , pave , lay down with asphalt

Definitions

  1. to asphalt , pave , lay down with asphalt

Ancestry of “asfaltirati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatian-iratiA suffix appended to words, primarily 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-āre—
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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