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Where does “sebekritika” come from?

sebekritika (Czech) comes from Czech sebe-, from Hungarian seb, from English Sebastian, from Latin Sebastianus, from Latin Sebastus, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-.

sebekritika (Czech): self-criticism

Definitions

  1. self-criticism

Ancestry of “sebekritika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsebe-self-
2Hungariansebwound
3EnglishSebastian—
4LatinSebastianus—
5LatinSebastus—
6Ancient GreekΣεβαστόςaugust, venerable, exalted
7LatinAugustusvenerable
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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