Where does “dřevorubec” come from?
dřevorubec (Czech) comes from Czech dřevo, from Old Czech dřěvo, from Proto-Slavic dervo, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
dřevorubec (Czech): woodcutter
Definitions
- woodcutter
Ancestry of “dřevorubec”, step by step
dřevorubec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech dřevo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | dřevo | wood |
| 2 | Old Czech | dřěvo | wood |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dervo | tree |
| 4 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via Czech rubat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | rubat | to chop, to cut |
| 2 | Ukrainian | рубець | scar, cicatrix (a permanent mark on the skin sometimes caused by the healing of a wound) |
| 3 | Ukrainian | -е́ць | — |
| 4 | Russian | -кий | -y, -ous: Used to form qualitative adjectives... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ъkъ | Forms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;... |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |