Where does “opice” come from?
opice (Czech) comes from Czech opít, from Czech o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
opice (Czech): monkey; ape; hangover
Ancestry of “opice”, step by step
opice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech opít
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | opít | to get drunk |
| 2 | Czech | o- | around, all around; A complete action, a... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |
via Proto-Slavic opica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | opica | ape, monkey |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | apô | ape, monkey |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | abō- | ape |
Words derived from “opice”