Where does “томительно” come from?
томительно (Russian) comes from Russian томи́тельный, from Russian томи́ть, from Old East Slavic томити, from Proto-Slavic tomiti, from Proto-Indo-European tēmH- — dark.
томительно (Russian): longingly, restlessly, listlessly
Definitions
- longingly, restlessly, listlessly
Ancestry of “томительно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | томи́тельный | agonizing, painful, oppressive |
| 2 | Russian | томи́ть | to weary with a rather negative intention, to torment, to torture, to languish |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | томити | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tomiti | to torment |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tēmH- | dark |