Where does “mimochodem” come from?

mimochodem (Czech) comes from Czech chodit, from Old Czech choditi, from Proto-Slavic xoditi, from Proto-Indo-European sod-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

mimochodem (Czech): by the way; en passant

Definitions

  1. by the way; en passant

Ancestry of “mimochodem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechchoditto go; to walk
2Old Czechchoditito walk
3Proto-Slavicxoditito go, walk
4Proto-Indo-Europeansod-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xoditi →