Where does “решиться” come from?
решиться (Russian) comes from Russian реши́ть, from French résolu, from Latin resolutus, from Latin resolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
решиться (Russian): to make up one's mind (to), to decide (to, on), to determine (to), to resolve (to)
Definitions
- to make up one's mind (to), to decide (to, on), to determine (to), to resolve (to)
Ancestry of “решиться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | реши́ть | to solve, to settle |
| 2 | French | résolu | past participle of résoudre; resolute |
| 3 | Latin | resolutus | released |
| 4 | Latin | resolvō | to release, loosen, unloose, unbind, disentangle, relax, dissolve |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |