Where does “nieboszczyca” come from?
nieboszczyca (Polish) comes from Polish nieboszczyk, from Polish niebożczyk, from Polish -yk, from Polish -ik, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “nieboszczyca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | nieboszczyk | dead man |
| 2 | Polish | niebożczyk | — |
| 3 | Polish | -yk | forms nouns, often diminutive |
| 4 | Polish | -ik | Forms diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |