Where does “přizpůsobivost” come from?
přizpůsobivost (Czech) comes from Czech přizpůsobivý, from Czech přizpůsobit, from Czech způsobit, from Czech z-, from Old Czech z-, from Proto-Slavic jьz-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
přizpůsobivost (Czech): adaptability
Ancestry of “přizpůsobivost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | přizpůsobivý | adaptive, adaptable |
| 2 | Czech | přizpůsobit | to adapt |
| 3 | Czech | způsobit | to cause, to bring about, to bring to pass |
| 4 | Czech | z- | A prefix, indicating a change of state |
| 5 | Old Czech | z- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | jьz- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | — |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |