Where does “отъвратити” come from?
отъвратити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic вратити, from Proto-Slavic vōrtìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wártīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wortéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
отъвратити (Old Church Slavonic): to turn, to refuse
Definitions
- to turn, to refuse
Ancestry of “отъвратити”, step by step
отъвратити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Church Slavonic вратити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | вратити | to turn, to return |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vōrtìti | to turn, to return |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wártīˀtei | to turn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wortéyeti | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Old Church Slavonic отъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | отъ | from; because of |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | otъ | from, away from; originating from, starting from... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |