Where does “багатолітній” come from?
багатолітній (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian багато-, from Ukrainian бага́то, from Ukrainian бага́тий, from Ukrainian -і́й, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “багатолітній”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | багато- | many-, multi-, poly- pertaining to many |
| 2 | Ukrainian | бага́то | when quantifying a noun}} much, a lot |
| 3 | Ukrainian | бага́тий | rich, wealthy |
| 4 | Ukrainian | -і́й | er, -or, -ist |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |