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Where does “čitelný” come from?

čitelný (Czech) comes from Czech číst, from Old Czech čísti, from Proto-Slavic *čistì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

čitelný (Czech): legible

Definitions

  1. legible

Ancestry of “čitelný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčístto read
2Old Czechčísti—
3Proto-Slavic*čistì—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)keistéi—
5Proto-Indo-European*(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read

Words derived from “čitelný”

  • nečitelný
  • čitelnost
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