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Where does “kidnapírati” come from?

kidnapírati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German kidnappieren, from English kidnap, from English NAP, from French napper, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.

Ancestry of “kidnapírati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankidnappieren—
2EnglishkidnapTo seize and detain a person unlawfully;...
3EnglishNAPAcronym of non-aggression principle; Acronym of...
4Frenchnapperto cover
5French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
6English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
7Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
8Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
9Latin-āre—
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “kidnapírati”

  • kidnaper
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