Where does “sebelítostivec” come from?
sebelítostivec (Czech) comes from Czech sebelítostivý, from Czech sebe-, from Hungarian seb, from English Sebastian, from Latin Sebastianus, from Latin Sebastus, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus.
sebelítostivec (Czech): a moaner, whiner
Definitions
- a moaner, whiner
Ancestry of “sebelítostivec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | sebelítostivý | self-pitying |
| 2 | Czech | sebe- | self- |
| 3 | Hungarian | seb | wound |
| 4 | English | Sebastian | — |
| 5 | Latin | Sebastianus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Sebastus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σεβαστός | august, venerable, exalted |
| 8 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |