Where does “безнадійно” come from?
безнадійно (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian безнаді́йний, from Ukrainian наді́я, from Ancient Greek Ἐλπίς, from Proto-Indo-European welp-.
безнадійно (Ukrainian): hopelessly
Definitions
- hopelessly
Ancestry of “безнадійно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | безнаді́йний | hopeless |
| 2 | Ukrainian | наді́я | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλπίς | Elpis |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welp- | — |