Where does “bezżeństwo” come from?
bezżeństwo (Polish) comes from Polish bezżenny, from Polish żona, from French zone, from German Zone, from Italian zona, from Spanish zona, from Portuguese zona, from Russian зо́на — belt, sash.
bezżeństwo (Polish): wifelessness
Definitions
- wifelessness
Ancestry of “bezżeństwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bezżenny | wifeless |
| 2 | Polish | żona | wife; woman |
| 3 | French | zone | zone; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | German | Zone | zone |
| 5 | Italian | zona | a zone, area or district |
| 6 | Spanish | zona | zone, district, area |
| 7 | Portuguese | zona | zone; area, region; mess |
| 8 | Russian | зо́на | zone |
| 9 | Latin | zōna | belt, girdle |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ζώνη | belt, sash |