Where does “odbíjená” come from?
odbíjená (Czech) comes from Czech bít, from English bit, from Middle English bitte, from Old English byt, from Proto-Germanic *buttjā, from Latin buttia, from Ancient Greek βούττιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
odbíjená (Czech): volleyball
Definitions
- volleyball
Ancestry of “odbíjená”, step by step
odbíjená traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech bít
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | bít | to beat; to fight |
| 2 | English | bit | A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and... |
| 3 | Middle English | bitte | A flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin |
| 4 | Old English | byt | bottle, flagon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *buttjā | — |
| 6 | Latin | buttia | cask, barrel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βούττιον | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Czech od
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | od | API + "genitive"; from; since |
| 2 | Old Czech | ot | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | otъ | from, away from; originating from, starting from... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |