Where does “europoslanec” come from?
europoslanec (Czech) comes from Czech poslanec, from Czech -eč, from Old Czech -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
europoslanec (Czech): MEP, Eurodeputy, Member of the European...
Definitions
- MEP, Eurodeputy, Member of the European...
Ancestry of “europoslanec”, step by step
europoslanec traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech poslanec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | poslanec | representative (US), Member of Parliament (UK) |
| 2 | Czech | -eč | appended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge |
| 3 | Old Czech | -ec | forms masculine nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 5 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
via Czech euro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | euro | euro currency |
via Slovak euro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | euro | euro |