Where does “соверше́нствовать” come from?
соверше́нствовать (Russian) comes from Russian соверше́нство, from Russian соверше́нный, from Russian -е́нный, from Old Church Slavonic -еньнъ.
соверше́нствовать (Russian): to better, to develop, to improve, to perfect, to refine
Definitions
- to better, to develop, to improve, to perfect, to refine
Ancestry of “соверше́нствовать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | соверше́нство | perfection, consummation, fineness, polish |
| 2 | Russian | соверше́нный | complete |
| 3 | Russian | -е́нный | used to form past passive participles from verbs in |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | -еньнъ | — |