Where does “zélińt” come from?

zélińt (Kashubian) comes from German Seehund, from German Seelhund, from German Seel, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

zélińt (Kashubian): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “zélińt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSeehundcommon seal, harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
2GermanSeelhund
3GermanSeel
4English-iteUsed to form nouns denoting followers or...
5French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
6Latin-īta
7Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
8Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
9Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
10Proto-Hellenic-tāts
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
13Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from English -iteEvery word from Ancient Greek -της