Where does “цно́та” come from?

цно́та (Belarusian) comes from Polish cnota, from Polish -ować, from Latin -owac, from Proto-Slavic -ovati — Creates verbs out of nouns and adjectives.

цно́та (Belarusian): virtue

Definitions

  1. virtue

Ancestry of “цно́та”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcnotavirtue; chastity; virginity
2Polish-owaćUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
3Latin-owac—
4Proto-Slavic-ovatiCreates verbs out of nouns and adjectives

Words derived from “цно́та”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovati →Every word from Polish -ować →Every word from Latin -owac →
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