Etymology Explorer › Russian

Where does “разведывательный” come from?

разведывательный (Russian) comes from Russian разве́дывать, from Russian разве́дать, from Russian ве́дать, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

разведывательный (Russian): reconnaissance, intelligence

Definitions

  1. reconnaissance, intelligence

Ancestry of “разведывательный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianразве́дывать—
2Russianразве́дать—
3Russianве́датьto know, to be in charge
4Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →