Where does “ispoveadnic” come from?
ispoveadnic (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic исповѣдьникъ, from Old Church Slavonic исповѣдь, from Old Church Slavonic повѣдь, from Old Church Slavonic вѣдь, from Old Church Slavonic вѣдѣти, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
ispoveadnic (Romanian): a priest to whom one confesses one's sins; spiritual advisor
Definitions
- a priest to whom one confesses one's sins; spiritual advisor
Ancestry of “ispoveadnic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | исповѣдьникъ | supporter, backer |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | исповѣдь | confession |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | повѣдь | teaching |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | вѣдь | knowledge |
| 5 | Old Church Slavonic | вѣдѣти | to know; to see |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | věděti | to know; to foresee |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |