Where does “скопец” come from?
скопец (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic скопьць, from Proto-Slavic *skopьcь, from Proto-Slavic skopiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
скопец (Russian): eunuch; cold, passionless man; skopets
Definitions
- eunuch; cold, passionless man; skopets
Ancestry of “скопец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | скопьць | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *skopьcь | castrated person, eunuch |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | skopiti | to castrate, to geld |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |