Where does “Slavonicize” come from?
Slavonicize (English) comes from English Slavonic, from Medieval Latin Slavonicus, from Latin Sclavonia, from Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas — to cover; to incline.
Slavonicize (English): To make Slavonic
Definitions
- To make Slavonic
Ancestry of “Slavonicize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Slavonic | Of, denoting, or relating to the people who speak... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Slavonicus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Sclavonia | Slavonia |
| 4 | Latin | Sclavus | a Slav |
| 5 | Byzantine Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |