Where does “opičit” come from?

opičit (Czech) comes from Czech opice, from Czech opít, from Czech o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

opičit (Czech): to ape, mimic

Definitions

  1. to ape, mimic

Ancestry of “opičit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechopicemonkey; ape; hangover
2Czechopítto get drunk
3Czecho-around, all around; A complete action, a...
4Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
5Proto-Balto-Slavicab
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic abEvery word from Proto-Slavic o(b)
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