Where does “autoportretowy” come from?
autoportretowy (Polish) comes from Polish autoportret, from Polish portret, from French portrait, from Middle French portraict, from Middle French portraire, from Latin protraho, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
autoportretowy (Polish): self-portrait
Definitions
- self-portrait
Ancestry of “autoportretowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | autoportret | self-portrait |
| 2 | Polish | portret | portrait; face photograph |
| 3 | French | portrait | portrait; description |
| 4 | Middle French | portraict | — |
| 5 | Middle French | portraire | to portray |
| 6 | Latin | protraho | I drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out; I bring... |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |