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===Loanword Adaptation=== | ===Loanword Adaptation=== | ||
Approximately 92% of all word stems in Indeyivroplu originate from natural languages, with 91% of those being Indo-European. When loaning any word, research was done into its etymology in an effort to loan only the base morpheme, leading to them not always being immediately recognizable. Here are some examples: | Approximately 92% of all word stems in Indeyivroplu originate from natural languages, with 91% out of those being Indo-European. When loaning any word, research was done into its etymology in an effort to loan only the base morpheme, leading to them not always being immediately recognizable. Here are some examples: | ||
# '''ips'''- is the word stem relating to "high/height", loaned from Greek ''ψηλός'' (''psilós'') "high", but made to reflect the more basic root ''ύψος'' (''ípsos'') "height". | # '''ips'''- is the word stem relating to "high/height", loaned from Greek ''ψηλός'' (''psilós'') "high", but made to reflect the more basic root ''ύψος'' (''ípsos'') "height". | ||