Where does “экскурсовод” come from?

экскурсовод (Russian) comes from Russian экску́рсия, from Latin excursio, from Latin excurrere, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

экскурсовод (Russian): guide

Definitions

  1. guide

Ancestry of “экскурсовод”, step by step

экскурсовод traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian экску́рсия

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianэкску́рсияexcursion, trip, visit, journey, sightseeing, hike, outing brief recreational trip
2Latinexcursiorunning forth; sally, onset, attack
3Latinexcurreresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
5Latincommūnicōto impart, share
6Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
7Old Latincom(m)oinis
8Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via Russian води́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianводи́тьlead; to drive; to lead, to drive, to breed
2Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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