Where does “pretòpiti” come from?

pretòpiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian topiti, from Proto-Slavic topìti — to heat; to drown.

pretòpiti (Serbo-Croatian): to remelt, recast, remold

Definitions

  1. to remelt, recast, remold

Ancestry of “pretòpiti”, step by step

pretòpiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian topiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantopitito melt; to melt down
2Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown

via Serbo-Croatian pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprebefore, earlier; before; ago

Words derived from “pretòpiti”

Every word from Proto-Slavic topìti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian topiti →