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Where does “atrakcyjny” come from?

atrakcyjny (Polish) comes from Polish atrakcja, from French attraction, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

atrakcyjny (Polish): attractive

Definitions

  1. attractive

Ancestry of “atrakcyjny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishatrakcjaattraction
2Frenchattractionattraction
3Old Frenchattraction—
4Latinattractiocontraction; attraction
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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