Where does “медлительность” come from?
медлительность (Russian) comes from Russian медли́тельный, from Russian ме́длить, from Proto-Slavic *mъdьliti — to slow, to delay, to linger.
медлительность (Russian): sluggishness, slowness, lethargy, inactivity
Definitions
- sluggishness, slowness, lethargy, inactivity
Ancestry of “медлительность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | медли́тельный | sluggish, slow, tardy, slothful, inactive |
| 2 | Russian | ме́длить | to delay, to linger, to procrastinate, to hesitate, to tarry |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *mъdьliti | to slow, to delay, to linger |