Where does “wcale” come from?
wcale (Kashubian) comes from Polish wcale, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
wcale (Kashubian): not at all
Definitions
- not at all
Ancestry of “wcale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wcale | not at all |
| 2 | Polish | w | in, at, on; into, in; on |
| 3 | Polish | reszta | rest; change; remainder |
| 4 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 5 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance |
| 6 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 7 | Latin | restō | to stand firm; to stay behind |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |