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Where does “Asimovian” come from?

Asimovian (English) comes from English Asimov, from Russian Ази́мов, from Russian озимый, from Russian -ый, from Church Slavonic -ыи, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić — to go.

Asimovian (English): Of or pertaining to Isaac Asimov or his...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Isaac Asimov or his...

Ancestry of “Asimovian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAsimov—
2RussianАзи́мов—
3Russianозимыйautumn, winter
4Russian-ыйMasculine nominative singular adjective ending;...
5Church Slavonic-ыи—
6Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
7Proto-Balto-Slaviciś—
8Old Polishićto go
9Proto-Slavicjьtito go
10Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
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