Where does “посеребри́ть” come from?
посеребри́ть (Russian) comes from Russian серебри́ть, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
посеребри́ть (Russian): to coat with silver, to silver-plate
Definitions
- to coat with silver, to silver-plate
Ancestry of “посеребри́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | серебри́ть | to coat with silver, to silver-plate |
| 2 | Russian | -и́ть | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |