Where does “ozdoba” come from?
ozdoba (Czech) comes from Czech ozdobit, from Czech zdobit, from Old Czech sdobiti, from Old Czech -íti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
ozdoba (Czech): decoration
Definitions
- decoration
Ancestry of “ozdoba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | ozdobit | to decorate, to adorn, to embellish |
| 2 | Czech | zdobit | to decorate, to adorn |
| 3 | Old Czech | sdobiti | to improve, to beautify, to decorate, to adorn |
| 4 | Old Czech | -íti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |