Where does “лицезре́ть” come from?

лицезре́ть (Russian) comes from Russian зре́ть, from Old East Slavic зьрѣти, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

лицезре́ть (Russian): to behold to see in close proximity

Definitions

  1. to behold to see in close proximity

Ancestry of “лицезре́ть”, step by step

лицезре́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian зре́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзре́тьto ripen, to mature
2Old East Slavicзьрѣтиto ripen; to see, to ripen
3Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Russian лицо́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлицо́face; person
2Proto-Slaviclīcècheek

Words derived from “лицезре́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti →Every word from Old East Slavic зьрѣти →