Where does “zice” come from?

zice (Romanian) comes from Proto-Slavic žitьje, from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

zice (Romanian): to say

Definitions

  1. to say

Ancestry of “zice”, step by step

zice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic žitьje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžitьjelife
2Proto-Slavicžitito live
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Latin dīcere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīcere—
2Proto-Italicdeikōshow, indicate; refer to; say, tell
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “zice”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →