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Where does “Wawrzyniec” come from?

Wawrzyniec (Polish) comes from Polish wawrzyn, from Latin laurinus, from Latin laurus, from English -aceous, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Wawrzyniec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwawrzyn—
2Latinlaurinusof or relating to laurel
3Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
4English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
5Latin-āceus—
6Latin-āx—
7Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Wawrzyniec”

  • Wawrzyczny
  • Wawryca
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