Where does “ničivý” come from?

ničivý (Czech) comes from Czech ničit, from Czech -it, from Old Czech -íti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

ničivý (Czech): destructive causing destruction; damaging

Definitions

  1. destructive causing destruction; damaging

Ancestry of “ničivý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechničitto damage
2Czech-itforms the infinitive of the 3rd class verbs; from...
3Old Czech-íti
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “ničivý

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti