Where does “достопримеча́тельный” come from?
достопримеча́тельный (Russian) comes from Russian примечать, from Russian приме́тить, from Russian при-, from Russian при, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
достопримеча́тельный (Russian): noteworthy, remarkable, sightseeing, tourist, touristy
Definitions
- noteworthy, remarkable, sightseeing, tourist, touristy
Ancestry of “достопримеча́тельный”, step by step
достопримеча́тельный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian примечать
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | примечать | to notice, to take note |
| 2 | Russian | приме́тить | to notice, to take note |
| 3 | Russian | при- | arrival; attachment, on; adding to |
| 4 | Russian | при | in the presence of; in the time of; at, by |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pri | next to, by, at; with; to |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prei | at, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Russian досто́йный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | досто́йный | worthy, decent |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | достоинъ | worthy |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *dostojьnъ | worthy |