Where does “bezpáteřný” come from?

bezpáteřný (Czech) comes from Czech páteř, from Old Czech páteř, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

bezpáteřný (Czech): spineless

Definitions

  1. spineless

Ancestry of “bezpáteřný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpáteřspine, backbone
2Old Czechpáteř—
3Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
4Proto-Italicpatērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “bezpáteřný”

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