Where does “відтепер” come from?
відтепер (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian від, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
відтепер (Ukrainian): from now on, henceforth
Definitions
- from now on, henceforth
Ancestry of “відтепер”, step by step
відтепер traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian від
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | від | (away) from a general point of departure to state the direction of the movement, without implying that the subject was inside a space such as a building or a geographical place |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | otъ | from, away from; originating from, starting from... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |