Where does “jilosc” come from?
jilosc (Kashubian) comes from Polish ilość, from Latin quantitās, from Ancient Greek ποσότης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
jilosc (Kashubian): amount; quantity
Definitions
- amount; quantity
Ancestry of “jilosc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ilość | amount; quantity |
| 2 | Latin | quantitās | greatness; extent; quantity; magnitude; size |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ποσότης | quantity |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |