Where does “посеребриться” come from?
посеребриться (Russian) comes from Russian посеребри́ть, 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.
посеребриться (Russian): to become silvery; passive of посеребри́ть
Definitions
- to become silvery; passive of посеребри́ть
Ancestry of “посеребриться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | посеребри́ть | to coat with silver, to silver-plate |
| 2 | Russian | серебри́ть | to coat with silver, to silver-plate |
| 3 | Russian | -и́ть | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |