Where does “ctihodný” come from?

ctihodný (Czech) comes from Czech hodný, from Proto-Slavic godьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

ctihodný (Czech): honorable

Definitions

  1. honorable

Ancestry of “ctihodný”, step by step

ctihodný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hodný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhodnýgood; worthy
2Proto-Slavicgodьnъsuitable
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

via Czech cti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechctiinflection of čest: ##...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic godьnъ →Every word from Czech hodný →