Where does “aferzista” come from?
aferzista (Kashubian) comes from Polish aferzysta, from Polish afera, from German Affäre, from French affaire, from Old French afaire, from Old French faire, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
aferzista (Kashubian): grifter, charlatan, schemer
Definitions
- grifter, charlatan, schemer
Ancestry of “aferzista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | aferzysta | grifter, charlatan, schemer |
| 2 | Polish | afera | scandal, affair; stir, upheaval |
| 3 | German | Affäre | affair, business; affair, fling |
| 4 | French | affaire | affair, business; deal; belonging |
| 5 | Old French | afaire | character; disposition; situation; event;... |
| 6 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |