Where does “бич” come from?
бич (Russian) comes from English beachcomber, from English comber, from English comb, from English combination, from Middle English combinacioun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio, from Latin combino — whale, sea monster; abyss.
бич (Russian): whip, scourge; swipple; bum, hobo
Definitions
- whip, scourge; swipple; bum, hobo
Ancestry of “бич”, step by step
бич traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beachcomber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beachcomber | A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs... |
| 2 | English | comber | A person who combs wool, etc; A machine that... |
| 3 | English | comb | A toothed implement for grooming the hair or for... |
| 4 | English | combination | The act of combining, the state of being combined... |
| 5 | Middle English | combinacioun | — |
| 6 | Old French | combination | — |
| 7 | Late Latin | combinatio | A joining, two by two |
| 8 | Latin | combino | I combine, unite |
| 9 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 10 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 18 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 19 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |