Where does “увековечивать” come from?

увековечивать (Russian) comes from Russian увекове́чить, from Russian вековечный, from Russian век, from Old Church Slavonic вѣкъ, from Proto-Slavic věkъ, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

увековечивать (Russian): to immortalize to perpetuate forever in the memory of someone's offspring, especially by [[praise

Definitions

  1. to immortalize to perpetuate forever in the memory of someone's offspring, especially by [[praise

Ancestry of “увековечивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianувекове́читьto immortalize to perpetuate forever in the memory of someone's offspring, especially by [[praise
2Russianвековечныйeverlasting, eternal
3Russianвекcentury; age; lifetime
4Old Church Slavonicвѣкъage
5Proto-Slavicvěkъage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk-Every word from Proto-Slavic věkъ