Where does “naśladownictwo” come from?
naśladownictwo (Polish) comes from Polish naśladownik, from Polish naśladować, from Polish na-, from Old Polish na-, from Proto-Slavic na- — on.
naśladownictwo (Polish): imitation, mimicry, emulation
Definitions
- imitation, mimicry, emulation
Ancestry of “naśladownictwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | naśladownik | imitator, mimic, copycat |
| 2 | Polish | naśladować | to imitate, to ape, to copycat, to emulate, to follow, to mimic |
| 3 | Polish | na- | added to verbs to make them perfective |
| 4 | Old Polish | na- | added to verbs to make them perfective |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | na- | on |