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The study of the history of words including their origins and the changes they've undergone through time.
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Why are the plural and singular first person forms of the verb "go" so different in the Roma...
As was explained to me by @Sindry, this type of mixed etymology is called suppletion, instances of which are overwhelmingly restricted to the most commonly used lexical items in a language. …
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Why are the plural and singular first person forms of the verb "go" so different in the Roma...
The best I could find out for their etymology is that they come from the Latin ire which can explain some of the other forms of this irregular verb (j'irais for example) but
where do these v- and a- …
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