Where does “znečištění” come from?
znečištění (Czech) comes from Czech znečistit, from Czech z-, from Old Czech z-, from Proto-Slavic jьz-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
znečištění (Czech): pollution the act of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances
Definitions
- pollution the act of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances
Ancestry of “znečištění”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | znečistit | to pollute to make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product |
| 2 | Czech | z- | A prefix, indicating a change of state |
| 3 | Old Czech | z- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | jьz- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |