Where does “nadprůměrný” come from?
nadprůměrný (Czech) comes from Czech průměrný, from Czech průměr, from English promerit, from Latin promeritus, from Latin promerere, from Latin promo, from Latin pro-, from Latin pro — passed , crossed.
nadprůměrný (Czech): above-average
Definitions
- above-average
Ancestry of “nadprůměrný”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | průměrný | average; mediocre |
| 2 | Czech | průměr | diameter; average, mean |
| 3 | English | promerit | To oblige; to confer a favour on; To deserve; to... |
| 4 | Latin | promeritus | deserved |
| 5 | Latin | promerere | second-person singular imperfect passive... |
| 6 | Latin | promo | I take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to... |
| 7 | Latin | pro- | forward direction, forward movement; action... |
| 8 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |