Where does “bedieviškumas” come from?
bedieviškumas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian dieviškumas, from Lithuanian dieviškas, from Lithuanian -iškas, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
bedieviškumas (Lithuanian): impiety
Definitions
- impiety
Ancestry of “bedieviškumas”, step by step
bedieviškumas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian dieviškumas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | dieviškumas | divinity |
| 2 | Lithuanian | dieviškas | divine, supernal; godly, godlike |
| 3 | Lithuanian | -iškas | A suffix that generally forms adjectives from... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
via Lithuanian bedieviškas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | bedieviškas | impious |
| 2 | Lithuanian | be | without; besides; but, except |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *beź | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰe | instrumental particle; outside, without |