Where does “biurokratyzm” come from?
biurokratyzm (Polish) comes from French bureaucratisme, from French bureaucrate, from French bureaucratie, from French bureau, from Middle French burel, from Old French burel, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
biurokratyzm (Polish): red tape
Definitions
- red tape
Ancestry of “biurokratyzm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bureaucratisme | The excessive use, or the abuse of bureaucracy |
| 2 | French | bureaucrate | bureaucrat |
| 3 | French | bureaucratie | bureaucracy |
| 4 | French | bureau | desk; office; ticket office |
| 5 | Middle French | burel | — |
| 6 | Old French | burel | frieze; a garment made out of frieze |
| 7 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 8 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 9 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |