Where does “ці́лити” come from?
ці́лити (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ці́ль, from Polish cel, from Old Polish cel, from Czech cíl, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą — to share, divide.
ці́лити (Ukrainian): to heal, to cure
Definitions
- to heal, to cure
Ancestry of “ці́лити”, step by step
ці́лити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian ці́ль
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | ці́ль | target, aim |
| 2 | Polish | cel | goal, aim, objective; target; destination |
| 3 | Old Polish | cel | target |
| 4 | Czech | cíl | goal, objective |
| 5 | Middle High German | zil | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zil | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | til | to, towards; to, toward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tilą | planned point in time |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |