Where does “відбутися” come from?

відбутися (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian відбу́ти, from Ukrainian від-, from Ukrainian сканувати, from English scan, from Middle English scannen, from Middle English scanden, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō — to jump up, ascend.

відбутися (Ukrainian): to happen, to occur, to take place, to come about, to be held (for example, an event--a meeting, an inspection, funeral services)

Definitions

  1. to happen, to occur, to take place, to come about, to be held (for example, an event--a meeting, an inspection, funeral services)

Ancestry of “відбутися”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвідбу́тиto depart, to finish
2Ukrainianвід-dis-, away; indicates physical or abstract movement apart, detachment, or removal from a point of origin or connection. Often forms perfective verbs
3Ukrainianскануватиto scan
4EnglishscanTo examine sequentially, carefully, or...
5Middle Englishscannento mark off verse to show metrical structure
6Middle EnglishscandenAlternative form of schonden
7Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
8Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-Every word from Latin scandōEvery word from Latin scandere
відбутися — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer