Where does “człekokształtny” come from?
człekokształtny (Polish) comes from Polish kształtny, from Polish -ny, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
człekokształtny (Polish): anthropoid, anthropoidal
Definitions
- anthropoid, anthropoidal
Ancestry of “człekokształtny”, step by step
człekokształtny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish kształtny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kształtny | shapely |
| 2 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 3 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 4 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
via Polish człek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | człek | man, human, human being; person |
| 2 | Old Polish | człek | man, human |
| 3 | Old Polish | człowiek | man, human |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *čelově̀kъ | man, human |