Where does “прети́ть” come from?
прети́ть (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic прѣтити, from Proto-Slavic pertiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
прети́ть (Russian): to forbid, to ban
Definitions
- to forbid, to ban
Ancestry of “прети́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | прѣтити | to rebuke; to threaten |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pertiti | to order; to forbid, to ban; to oppose |
| 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 |