Where does “вероисповед” come from?
вероисповед (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ве̏ра, from Italian vera, from Italian -mente, from Latin mente, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.
вероисповед (Serbo-Croatian): religion
Definitions
- religion
Ancestry of “вероисповед”, step by step
вероисповед traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian ве̏ра
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ве̏ра | faith |
| 2 | Italian | vera | wedding ring, wedding band; puteal, wellhead;... |
| 3 | Italian | -mente | -wise, -ly, -ally |
| 4 | Latin | mente | ablative singular of mēns |
| 5 | Latin | mēns | mind |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mentis | mind, thought |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 8 | Indo-European | *men- | — |
via Serbo-Croatian и̏спове̄д
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | и̏спове̄д | confession |