Where does “żonobójstwo” come from?
żonobójstwo (Polish) comes from Polish żonobójca, from Polish żona, from French zone, from German Zone, from Italian zona, from Spanish zona, from Portuguese zona, from Russian зо́на — belt, sash.
żonobójstwo (Polish): uxoricide
Definitions
- uxoricide
Ancestry of “żonobójstwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | żonobójca | uxoricide |
| 2 | Polish | żona | wife; woman |
| 3 | French | zone | zone; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | German | Zone | zone |
| 5 | Italian | zona | a zone, area or district |
| 6 | Spanish | zona | zone, district, area |
| 7 | Portuguese | zona | zone; area, region; mess |
| 8 | Russian | зо́на | zone |
| 9 | Latin | zōna | belt, girdle |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ζώνη | belt, sash |