Where does “topenář” come from?

topenář (Czech) comes from Czech ar, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

topenář (Czech): stoker, boilerman

Definitions

  1. stoker, boilerman

Ancestry of “topenář”, step by step

topenář traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czecharare
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Czech topení

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtopeníheating
2Czechtopitto stoke; to drown, to kill in liquid; to be...
3Old Czechtopiti—
4Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā →
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