Where does “soucitnost” come from?
soucitnost (Czech) comes from Czech soucitný, from Czech soucit, from Czech soucítit, from Czech sou-, from Slovak sú-, from Proto-Slavic sǫ-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
soucitnost (Czech): mercifulness, compassionateness
Definitions
- mercifulness, compassionateness
Ancestry of “soucitnost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | soucitný | compassionate |
| 2 | Czech | soucit | sympathy |
| 3 | Czech | soucítit | to sympathize |
| 4 | Czech | sou- | com-, con-, co- |
| 5 | Slovak | sú- | A prefix akin to co- |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sǫ- | together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |