Where does “противоречи́вый” come from?

противоречи́вый (Russian) comes from Russian противоре́чие, from Russian речь, from Proto-Slavic rěčь, from Proto-Slavic rěk-, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.

противоречи́вый (Russian): contradictory, conflicting, discrepant (that is itself a contradiction)

Definitions

  1. contradictory, conflicting, discrepant (that is itself a contradiction)

Ancestry of “противоречи́вый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпротиворе́чиеcontradiction (act of contradicting)
2Russianречьspeech, language; discourse, talk, conversation;...
3Proto-Slavicrěčьspeech
4Proto-Slavicrěk-—
5Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
6Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs

Words derived from “противоречи́вый”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ь →Every word from Proto-Slavic rěk- →