Where does “chlorzyć” come from?

chlorzyć (Polish) comes from Polish chlor, from New Latin chlorum, from Ancient Greek χλωρός, from Proto-Indo-European ghlo-.

chlorzyć (Polish): to drink alcohol to excess

Definitions

  1. to drink alcohol to excess

Ancestry of “chlorzyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishchlorchlorine
2New Latinchlorumchlorine
3Ancient Greekχλωρόςgreenish-yellow, pale green; pale, pallid; fresh,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanghlo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghlo- →Every word from Ancient Greek χλωρός →Every word from New Latin chlorum →