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Where does “platit” come from?

platit (Czech) comes from Old Czech platiti, from Proto-Slavic platiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

platit (Czech): to pay; to hold

Definitions

  1. to pay; to hold

Ancestry of “platit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechplatiti—
2Proto-Slavicplatitito pay
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “platit”

  • bezplatný
  • plat
  • platový
  • zaplatit
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