Where does “prétiti” come from?

prétiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pertiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

prétiti (Serbo-Croatian): to threaten, menace

Definitions

  1. to threaten, menace

Ancestry of “prétiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpertitito order; to forbid, to ban; to oppose
2Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →