Where does “asfalciarz” come from?
asfalciarz (Polish) comes from Polish asfalt, from French asphalte, from Latin asphaltum, from Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
asfalciarz (Polish): asphalter
Definitions
- asphalter
Ancestry of “asfalciarz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | asfalt | asphalt; tar baby; nigger |
| 2 | French | asphalte | asphalt; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | asphaltum | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσφαλτος | asphalt, bitumen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |