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Where does “прокатиться” come from?

прокатиться (Russian) comes from Russian прокати́ть, from Russian кати́ть, from Old East Slavic катити, from Proto-Slavic kotiti, from Proto-Slavic kotъ, from Proto-Germanic kattuz, from Latin cattus, from Latin catta — a cat.

прокатиться (Russian): to go for a ride; passive of прокати́ть

Definitions

  1. to go for a ride; passive of прокати́ть

Ancestry of “прокатиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпрокати́ть—
2Russianкати́тьto roll
3Old East Slavicкатити—
4Proto-Slavickotitito tumble, to roll, to crumble; to leap, to...
5Proto-Slavickotъcat; tomcat, male cat
6Proto-Germanickattuzcat
7Latincattusa cat
8Latincattaa cat
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