Where does “spoluobčan” come from?
spoluobčan (Czech) comes from Czech spolu, from Czech s, from Old Czech [[s]], [[se]], from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
spoluobčan (Czech): fellow citizen
Definitions
- fellow citizen
Ancestry of “spoluobčan”, step by step
spoluobčan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech spolu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | spolu | together |
| 2 | Czech | s | with |
| 3 | Old Czech | [[s]], [[se]] | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Czech občan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | občan | citizen |
| 2 | Czech | -an | Forms nouns, including inhabitant names |
| 3 | Old Czech | -ěnín | forms nouns, including inhabitant names |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -janinъ | Creates male dweller terms from toponyms or place... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -inъ | -ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |