Where does “biodegradalny” come from?
biodegradalny (Polish) comes from Polish biodegradacja, from English biodegradation, from English degradation, from French dégradation, from Latin degradatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “biodegradalny”, step by step
biodegradalny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish biodegradacja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | biodegradacja | biodegradation |
| 2 | English | biodegradation | The decomposition of any material by... |
| 3 | English | degradation | The act of reducing in rank, character, or... |
| 4 | French | dégradation | degradation |
| 5 | Latin | degradatio | degradation |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English biodegradable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biodegradable | Capable of being decomposed by biological... |
| 2 | English | degradable | Able to be chemically or biologically degraded;... |
| 3 | English | -able | An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning |
| 4 | Middle English | -able | able |
| 5 | Old French | -able | worthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an... |
| 6 | Latin | -ābilis | suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able |