Where does “kuzyneczka” come from?
kuzyneczka (Polish) comes from Polish kuzynka, from Polish kuzyn, from French cousin, from Middle French cousin, from Old French cosin, from Latin cōnsōbrīnus, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “kuzyneczka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kuzynka | — |
| 2 | Polish | kuzyn | cousin |
| 3 | French | cousin | cousin; crane fly |
| 4 | Middle French | cousin | male cousin |
| 5 | Old French | cosin | cousin |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsōbrīnus | a first cousin, cousin-german |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |