Where does “אַראָמאַטיש” come from?
אַראָמאַטיש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַראָמאַט, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
אַראָמאַטיש (Yiddish): aromatic
Definitions
- aromatic
Ancestry of “אַראָמאַטיש”, step by step
אַראָמאַטיש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish אַראָמאַט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַראָמאַט | aroma; flavor |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄρωμα | herb, spice; Anything fragrant: oil, perfume;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |