Where does “закатиться” come from?
закатиться (Russian) comes from Russian закати́ть, from Russian кати́ть, from Old East Slavic катити, from Proto-Slavic kotiti, from Proto-Slavic kotъ, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.
закатиться (Russian): to roll (under), to roll (behind)
Definitions
- to roll (under), to roll (behind)
Ancestry of “закатиться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | закати́ть | to roll (into, under, etc.), to wheel (into, under, etc.) |
| 2 | Russian | кати́ть | to roll |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | катити | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kotiti | to tumble, to roll, to crumble; to leap, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kotъ | cat; tomcat, male cat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kattuz | cat |
| 7 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
| 8 | Latin | catta | a cat |