Where does “хрестоносець” come from?
хрестоносець (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian носити, from Proto-Slavic nositi, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
хрестоносець (Ukrainian): crusader
Definitions
- crusader
Ancestry of “хрестоносець”, step by step
хрестоносець traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian носити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | носити | to carry |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nositi | to carry, to bring |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Ukrainian хре́ст
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | хре́ст | cross |