Where does “izplatīt” come from?

izplatīt (Latvian) comes from Czech platit, from Old Czech platiti, from Proto-Slavic platiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

izplatīt (Latvian): to spread, to diffuse, to disseminate, to distribute, to propagate

Definitions

  1. to spread, to diffuse, to disseminate, to distribute, to propagate

Ancestry of “izplatīt”, step by step

izplatīt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech platit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechplatitto pay; to hold
2Old Czechplatitito pay
3Proto-Slavicplatitito pay
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Latvian iz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianizfrom, out of
2Proto-Balto-Slavic
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti