Where does “zřetelně” come from?

zřetelně (Czech) comes from Czech zřetelný, from Old Czech zřětedlný, from Old Czech zřieti, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

zřetelně (Czech): clearly

Definitions

  1. clearly

Ancestry of “zřetelně”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzřetelnýdistinct very clear
2Old Czechzřětedlnýdistinct (very clear)
3Old Czechzřietito see, to watch
4Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti →Every word from Old Czech zřieti →