Where does “nepogrešiv” come from?

nepogrešiv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pogrešiv, from Serbo-Croatian pogriješiti, from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

nepogrešiv (Serbo-Croatian): infallible, unerring

Definitions

  1. infallible, unerring

Ancestry of “nepogrešiv”, step by step

nepogrešiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian pogrešiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpogrešivfallible
2Serbo-Croatianpogriješitito mistake, be wrong
3Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
4Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
5Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Serbo-Croatian ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannenot; no
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →