Where does “отступничество” come from?

отступничество (Russian) comes from Russian отсту́пник, from Russian отступи́ть, from Russian ступи́ть, from Russian с-, 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,...

отступничество (Russian): apostasy, tergiversation renunciation of set of beliefs

Definitions

  1. apostasy, tergiversation renunciation of set of beliefs

Ancestry of “отступничество”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотсту́пникapostate, recreant person who renounces a faith
2Russianотступи́тьto retreat, to fall back
3Russianступи́тьto step
4Russianс-down; off, from off
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
9Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
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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