Where does “общеупотребительный” come from?
общеупотребительный (Russian) comes from Russian употреби́ть, from Russian потреби́ть, from Russian потреба, from Russian тре́ба, from Church Slavonic трѣба, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.
общеупотребительный (Russian): commonly-used, in common usage
Definitions
- commonly-used, in common usage
Ancestry of “общеупотребительный”, step by step
общеупотребительный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian употреби́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | употреби́ть | to use |
| 2 | Russian | потреби́ть | to consume, to use |
| 3 | Russian | потреба | need |
| 4 | Russian | тре́ба | rite, ceremony (an irregular church ceremony performed at the request of a parishioner) |
| 5 | Church Slavonic | трѣба | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | terba | need |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þerb- | — |
via Russian о́бщий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | о́бщий | general, total; common |