Where does “противоречить” come from?
противоречить (Russian) comes from Russian речь, from Proto-Slavic rěčь, from Proto-Slavic rěk-, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.
противоречить (Russian): to contradict; to contrary, to be at variance, to...
Definitions
- to contradict; to contrary, to be at variance, to...
Ancestry of “противоречить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | речь | speech, language; discourse, talk, conversation;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rěčь | speech |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rěk- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ь | Forms nouns; From adjectives; From participles |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -is | Forms nouns from verbs |