Where does “мелкотемье” come from?
мелкотемье (Russian) comes from Russian ме́лкий, from Old East Slavic мѣлъкъ, from Proto-Slavic mělъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
мелкотемье (Russian): triviality of subject matter, unwillingness to tackle important questions of a conversation, a piece of writing, a work of art, etc
Definitions
- triviality of subject matter, unwillingness to tackle important questions of a conversation, a piece of writing, a work of art, etc
Ancestry of “мелкотемье”, step by step
мелкотемье traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ме́лкий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ме́лкий | fine, fine-grained |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | мѣлъкъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mělъkъ | small, little; shallow |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъkъ | Forms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
via Russian те́ма
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | те́ма | theme, subject, topic |
| 2 | German | Thema | topic, subject, issue; theme |
| 3 | Latin | thema | theme, topic; the alignment of celestial bodies... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θέμα | That which is placed or laid down; Something... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |