Where does “улицезреть” come from?
улицезреть (Russian) comes from Russian лицезре́ть, from Russian зре́ть, from Old East Slavic зьрѣти, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
улицезреть (Russian): to behold to see in close proximity
Definitions
- to behold to see in close proximity
Ancestry of “улицезреть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | лицезре́ть | to behold to see in close proximity |
| 2 | Russian | зре́ть | to ripen, to mature |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | зьрѣти | to ripen; to see, to ripen |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | zьrěti | to observe, to look at; to ripen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |