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Where does “aoristo” come from?

aoristo (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek ἀόριστος, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζω, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

aoristo (Spanish): aorist

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  1. aorist

Ancestry of “aoristo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀόριστοςindefinite, indeterminate; without boundaries,...
2Ancient GreekὁρίζωI divide, separate from; I mark out; I ordain,...
3Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
5Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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