Where does “expaventare” come from?
expaventare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Classical Latin expaveō, from Latin pavor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
expaventare (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *expaventō
Definitions
- present active infinitive of *expaventō
Ancestry of “expaventare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Latin | expaveō | — |
| 2 | Latin | pavor | The act of trembling, quaking, throbbing or... |
| 3 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
Words derived from “expaventare”