Where does “čtivost” come from?
čtivost (Czech) comes from Czech čtivý, from Czech čítat, from Proto-Slavic čitati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
čtivost (Czech): readability
Ancestry of “čtivost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | čtivý | readable |
| 2 | Czech | čítat | to number, to count, to amount to |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čitati | to read; to count |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | skait- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |