Where does “lennictwo” come from?
lennictwo (Polish) comes from Polish lennik, from Old Spanish lenno, from Latin līgnum, from English polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
lennictwo (Polish): vassalage
Definitions
- vassalage
Ancestry of “lennictwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | lennik | vassal, feoffee |
| 2 | Old Spanish | lenno | full |
| 3 | Latin | līgnum | firewood |
| 4 | English | polygonum | Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |