Where does “biciklistički” come from?
biciklistički (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bicìkl, from French bicycle, from French bi-, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
biciklistički (Serbo-Croatian): cycling; as a cyclist
Ancestry of “biciklistički”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bicìkl | — |
| 2 | French | bicycle | bicycle |
| 3 | French | bi- | bi- |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |