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

Definitions

  1. readability

Ancestry of “čtivost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčtivýreadable
2Czechčítatto number, to count, to amount to
3Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
4Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait- →