Where does “расцеловывать” come from?
расцеловывать (Russian) comes from Russian расцелова́ть, from Russian рас-, from Russian раз-, from Old East Slavic роз-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.
расцеловывать (Russian): to kiss fervently, to kiss over and over, to...
Definitions
- to kiss fervently, to kiss over and over, to...
Ancestry of “расцеловывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | расцелова́ть | to kiss fervently, to kiss over and over, to smother with kisses |
| 2 | Russian | рас- | Alternative form of раз- |
| 3 | Russian | раз- | asunder, apart; dis-, di-, un-; enlarged action |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | роз- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | orz- | dis- |