Where does “bezpáteřnost” come from?

bezpáteřnost (Czech) comes from Czech bezpáteřný, 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.

bezpáteřnost (Czech): servility

Definitions

  1. servility

Ancestry of “bezpáteřnost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbezpáteřnýspineless
2Czechpáteřspine, backbone
3Old Czechpáteř
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗrEvery word from Proto-Italic patēr