Where does “neciteț” come from?

neciteț (Romanian) comes from Romanian citeț, from Romanian citi, from Old Church Slavonic читати, from Proto-Slavic čitati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

neciteț (Romanian): illegible

Definitions

  1. illegible

Ancestry of “neciteț”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancitețlegible, readable
2Romaniancitito read
3Old Church Slavonicчитати—
4Proto-Slavicčitatito read; to count
5Proto-Balto-Slavicskait-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skait- →