Where does “letec” come from?

letec (Czech) comes from Czech -eč, from Old Czech -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

letec (Czech): flier, flyer, aviator, airman

Definitions

  1. flier, flyer, aviator, airman

Ancestry of “letec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-ečappended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge
2Old Czech-ecforms masculine nouns
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “letec

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱosEvery word from Czech -ečEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь