Where does “čtyřverší” come from?
čtyřverší (Czech) comes from Czech čtyři, from Old Czech [[čtyřie]], [[čtyři]], from Proto-Slavic četyre, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ketures, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
čtyřverší (Czech): quatrain
Definitions
- quatrain
Ancestry of “čtyřverší”, step by step
čtyřverší traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech čtyři
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | čtyři | four |
| 2 | Old Czech | [[čtyřie]], [[čtyři]] | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | četyre | four |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ketures | four |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Czech verš
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | verš | verse |
| 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 |