Where does “polacca” come from?

polacca (English) comes from Italian polacca, from Italian polacco, from Polish polak, from Polish pole, from Old Polish pole, from Proto-Slavic pȍľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

polacca (English): Alternative form of polacre; polonaise

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of polacre; polonaise

Ancestry of “polacca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianpolaccaPolish woman; polonaise; feminine singular of...
2ItalianpolaccoPolish; Pole
3PolishpolakPolish language
4Polishpolefield; outside; area
5Old Polishpolefield
6Proto-Slavicpȍľefield
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →