Where does “neprātis” come from?
neprātis (Latvian) comes from Latvian neprāts, from Latvian ne-, from Latvian nē, from Latvian pareizs, from Latvian pa, from Latvian reizi — accusative singular form of reize; instrumental...
neprātis (Latvian): (male) fool man who behaves or acts without thinking, against common sense
Definitions
- (male) fool man who behaves or acts without thinking, against common sense
Ancestry of “neprātis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | neprāts | folly; folly, madness, absurd; craziness, madness |
| 2 | Latvian | ne- | Used on all verb forms to form the negative... |
| 3 | Latvian | nē | no |
| 4 | Latvian | pareizs | precise, exact, correct, accurate; correct,... |
| 5 | Latvian | pa | on; along; to |
| 6 | Latvian | reizi | accusative singular form of reize; instrumental... |