Where does “podplatit” come from?
podplatit (Czech) comes from Czech platit, 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.
podplatit (Czech): to bribe to give a bribe
Definitions
- to bribe to give a bribe
Ancestry of “podplatit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | platit | to pay; to hold |
| 2 | Old Czech | platiti | to pay |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | platiti | to pay |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |