Where does “разочаровываться” come from?
разочаровываться (Russian) comes from Russian разочаро́вывать, from Russian разочарова́ть, from Russian очарова́ть, from Russian о-, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.
разочаровываться (Russian): to be disappointed; passive of разочаро́вывать
Definitions
- to be disappointed; passive of разочаро́вывать
Ancestry of “разочаровываться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | разочаро́вывать | to disappoint, to underwhelm, to disillusion, to disenchant |
| 2 | Russian | разочарова́ть | to disappoint, to underwhelm, to disillusion, to disenchant |
| 3 | Russian | очарова́ть | to charm, to fascinate |
| 4 | Russian | о- | prefix added to adjectives or nouns to produce... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | o(b) | around, about; concerning; against, on |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ab | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ebʰi | — |