Where does “целесообра́зный” come from?
целесообра́зный (Russian) comes from Russian сообра́зный, from Russian со-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n)-, from Proto-Slavic jьz-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
целесообра́зный (Russian): expedient, expeditious; worthwhile, advisable
Definitions
- expedient, expeditious; worthwhile, advisable
Ancestry of “целесообра́зный”, step by step
целесообра́зный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian сообра́зный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сообра́зный | commensurate (with), consistent (with), appropriate (for), proportionate (to), in line (with) |
| 2 | Russian | со- | Alternative form of с-; with, con-, co- |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n)- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | jьz- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Russian цель
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | цель | goal, target, aim, end, object; purpose;... |
| 2 | Polish | cel | goal, aim, objective; target; destination |
| 3 | Old Polish | cel | target |
| 4 | Czech | cíl | goal, objective |
| 5 | Middle High German | zil | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zil | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | til | to, towards; to, toward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tilą | planned point in time |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |