Where does “gettowy” come from?
gettowy (Polish) comes from Polish getto, from Italian ghetto, from Italian borghetto, from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
gettowy (Polish): ghetto
Definitions
- ghetto
Ancestry of “gettowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | getto | ghetto |
| 2 | Italian | ghetto | ghetto |
| 3 | Italian | borghetto | hamlet; shanty town |
| 4 | Italian | -etto | Alterative suffix used to form melioratives,... |
| 5 | English | -et | Used to form diminutives, loosely construed |
| 6 | Middle English | -et | Forms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,... |
| 7 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 8 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |