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vatteti

pr 3rd sg of vatteti (verb)

1. (of power) wields (over); displays; lit. causes to proceed
2. sets in motion; makes go on; causes to revolve; lit. causes to proceed
3. causes; makes happen; initiates; lit. causes to proceed

Built from

• vatt — root · turn, roll
  The concrete image is rotation or rolling motion. Sanskrit vartate 'turns, rolls' is cognate; compare English word (originally a turning, utterance), German Wort, both from the same Indo-European root.
• e — stem · causative marker
  The thematic vowel that marks the causative stem vatte-.
• ti — ending · 3rd sg present
  Marks third person singular present indicative; -ti is the standard active present ending for this person and number.

Etymology. From √vatt (to turn, roll, revolve), related to Sanskrit vartate (turns, rolls) and English word, German Wort (a turning of speech). The causative -eti suffix makes the sense transitive: not merely turning but causing to turn.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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