Where does “besnebot” come from?
besnebot (Catalan) comes from Catalan nebot, from Slovak -ť, from Czech ti, from Czech ten, from Proto-Slavic tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
besnebot (Catalan): grandnephew, great-nephew
Definitions
- grandnephew, great-nephew
Ancestry of “besnebot”, step by step
besnebot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan nebot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | nebot | nephew |
| 2 | Slovak | -ť | the infinitive ending |
| 3 | Czech | ti | they, those; to you |
| 4 | Czech | ten | the; this; that |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | tъ | this, that |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tas | that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Catalan bes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | bes | plural of be; kiss; strip of cloth used as part... |
| 2 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |