Proto-Indo-European
*tḱey-
‘to cultivate’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-.
97 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-, most familiar first.
- post ← poste ← posta ← posita ← pōnō
- site ← situs ← sinō ← *sinō ← *tḱinéti
- position ← posicioun ← posicion ← positiō ← positus
- situation ← situacioun ← situatio ← situare ← situs
- positive ← positif ← positivus ← īvus ← pōnō
- purpose ← purpos ← purposer ← pōnere ← propono
- opposite ← opposit ← oposite ← oppositus ← oppōnō
- opposition ← opposicioun ← oposicion ← oppositiō ← oppōnō
- suppose ← supposen ← supposer
- composition ← composicioun ← composicion ← compositiō ← positiō
- homeless ← *homles ← hāmlēas ← hām ← *haim
- opponent ← oppōnēns ← oppōnō ← pōnō ← *pozinō
More words from *tḱey-
- compound
- propose
- expose
- impose
- proposition
- hamlet
- posture
- exposition
- consolation
- dispose
- deposition
- bohemian
- disposition
- compose
- homelessness
- repository
- compost
- imposition
- proponent
- exponent
- homely
- posit
- supposition
- preposition
- expound
- positivism
- situate
- compostela
- suppository
- prepositional
- pone
- presupposition
- compositor
- hame
- impost
- presuppose
- apposite
- situs
- dispositive
- kantha
- apposition
- deponent
- interpose
- disponible
- propound
- recompose
- opposit
- compony
- ponent
- appose
- propone
- postilion
- adposition
- antihomeless
- appositio
- compone
- compositive
- desinence
- depone
- deponently
- desinential
- dispone
- dispositio
- disposit
- expone
- hauntology
- hjem
- homelessly
- hyem
- imponent
- ktistic
- nonhomeless
- oppone
- postiche
- positura
- ponibility
- prepone
- prepositive
- proposant
- pungle
- reposit
- situal
- suppositum
- suppositio
- urheimat
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-