Where does “czarista” come from?
czarista (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese czar, from French czar, from Russian царь, from Old East Slavic цьсарь, from Old East Slavic цѣсарь, from Proto-Slavic cěsařь, from Proto-Germanic kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar — hair.
czarista (Portuguese): tsarist
Definitions
- tsarist
Ancestry of “czarista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | czar | tsar |
| 2 | French | czar | Alternative spelling of tsar |
| 3 | Russian | царь | tsar, Russian emperor; king |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | цьсарь | — |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | цѣсарь | emperor, king |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | cěsařь | emperor, king |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaisaraz | emperor |
| 8 | Latin | Caesar | Julius Caesar; emperor |
| 9 | Latin | caesaries | or hair |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kéysero- | hair |