Where does “idolopoklónstvo” come from?
idolopoklónstvo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pòklōnstvo, from Serbo-Croatian poklòniti, from Serbo-Croatian klòniti, from Proto-Slavic kloniti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
idolopoklónstvo (Serbo-Croatian): idolatry
Definitions
- idolatry
Ancestry of “idolopoklónstvo”, step by step
idolopoklónstvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian pòklōnstvo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pòklōnstvo | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | poklòniti | to give (as a gift) |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | klòniti | to shun, avoid |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kloniti | to bow; to incline, to converge |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Serbo-Croatian ìdōl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ìdōl | idol |