Where does “akcyźnik” come from?
akcyźnik (Polish) comes from Polish akcyza, from German Akzise, from French accise, from Old French acceis, from Vulgar Latin accensum, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō — to cover, conceal; hornless.
akcyźnik (Polish): excise tax officer
Definitions
- excise tax officer
Ancestry of “akcyźnik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | akcyza | excise tax |
| 2 | German | Akzise | excise tax |
| 3 | French | accise | excise, excise tax |
| 4 | Old French | acceis | tax, assessment |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | accensum | nominative neuter singular of accēnsus;... |
| 6 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 7 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |