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
- to immortalize to perpetuate forever in the memory of someone's offspring, especially by [[praise
Ancestry of “увековечивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | увекове́чить | to immortalize to perpetuate forever in the memory of someone's offspring, especially by [[praise |
| 2 | Russian | вековечный | everlasting, eternal |
| 3 | Russian | век | century; age; lifetime |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | вѣкъ | age |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | věkъ | age |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |