Where does “beletryzacja” come from?
beletryzacja (Polish) comes from Polish beletrystyka, from German Belletristik, from German Belletrist, from German -ist, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
beletryzacja (Polish): the act of making text more belletristic
Definitions
- the act of making text more belletristic
Ancestry of “beletryzacja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | beletrystyka | belles-lettres, fiction |
| 2 | German | Belletristik | fiction, belles-lettres |
| 3 | German | Belletrist | belletrist, aesthete |
| 4 | German | -ist | -ist; Also see |
| 5 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |