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Where does “nabildati” come from?

nabildati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bildati, from Serbo-Croatian bȉlder, from English builder, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

nabildati (Serbo-Croatian): to become buff by body-building

Definitions

  1. to become buff by body-building

Ancestry of “nabildati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbildatito practice body-building; to become buff by...
2Serbo-Croatianbȉlder—
3EnglishbuilderA person who builds or constructs things; Master...
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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