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Where does “общеизвестный” come from?

общеизвестный (Russian) comes from Russian изве́стный, from Russian извести́ть, from Russian из-, from Proto-Slavic jьz-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

общеизвестный (Russian): generally known, well-known

Definitions

  1. generally known, well-known

Ancestry of “общеизвестный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianизве́стный—
2Russianизвести́ть—
3Russianиз-out from; When added to a verb, it may form a...
4Proto-Slavicjьz-—
5Proto-Slavicsъ(n)with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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