Where does “żonobójca” come from?
żonobójca (Polish) comes from Polish żona, from French zone, from German Zone, from Italian zona, from Spanish zona, from Portuguese zona, from Russian зо́на, from Latin zōna — belt, sash.
żonobójca (Polish): uxoricide
Definitions
- uxoricide
Ancestry of “żonobójca”, step by step
żonobójca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish żona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | żona | wife; woman |
| 2 | French | zone | zone; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | German | Zone | zone |
| 4 | Italian | zona | a zone, area or district |
| 5 | Spanish | zona | zone, district, area |
| 6 | Portuguese | zona | zone; area, region; mess |
| 7 | Russian | зо́на | zone |
| 8 | Latin | zōna | belt, girdle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ζώνη | belt, sash |