Where does “мышьяковистый” come from?
мышьяковистый (Russian) comes from Russian мышьяко́вый, from Russian -о́вый, from Old East Slavic -овъ, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.
мышьяковистый (Russian): arsenous, arsenious
Definitions
- arsenous, arsenious
Ancestry of “мышьяковистый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мышьяко́вый | arsenic |
| 2 | Russian | -о́вый | used to form adjectives from nouns, often |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | -овъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ovъ | of, belonging to |