Where does “opačovati” come from?
opačovati (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech opáčiti, from Old Czech -íti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Ancestry of “opačovati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | opáčiti | to turn around, to turn back, to return |
| 2 | Old Czech | -íti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |