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Where does “přesvědčivost” come from?

přesvědčivost (Czech) comes from Czech přesvědčivý, from Czech přesvědčit, from Czech pře-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.

přesvědčivost (Czech): persuasiveness, convincingness

Definitions

  1. persuasiveness, convincingness

Ancestry of “přesvědčivost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpřesvědčivýconvincing, persuasive
2Czechpřesvědčitto convince
3Czechpře-re-; over-; out-
4Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
5Proto-Slavicpro-—
6Proto-Slavic*pro—
7Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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