Where does “kac” come from?
kac (Polish) comes from Polish kacenjamer, from German Katzenjammer, from German Jammer, from English jammer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.
kac (Polish): hangover
Definitions
- hangover
Ancestry of “kac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kacenjamer | hangover |
| 2 | German | Katzenjammer | dejection, frustration, depression; hangover;... |
| 3 | German | Jammer | misery |
| 4 | English | jammer | Any device used to jam radio reception; A form of... |
| 5 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 6 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 7 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 8 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |