Where does “dansaire” come from?
dansaire (Catalan) comes from Catalan dansar, from Russian танцева́ть, from Russian та́нец, from Polish taniec, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas — -y, -ic.
dansaire (Catalan): dancer a person who dances
Definitions
- dancer a person who dances
Ancestry of “dansaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | dansar | to dance |
| 2 | Russian | танцева́ть | to dance (move rhythmically to music) |
| 3 | Russian | та́нец | dance |
| 4 | Polish | taniec | dance |
| 5 | Polish | -ec | A masculine suffix |
| 6 | Old Polish | -ec | forms nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 8 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |