Where does “niepełnosprytny” come from?
niepełnosprytny (Polish) comes from Polish niepełnosprawny, from Polish pełnosprawny, from Polish sprawny, from Polish sprawić, from Polish prawić, from Proto-Slavic praviti, from Proto-Slavic pravъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prōˀwas — passed , crossed.
niepełnosprytny (Polish): mentally deficient
Definitions
- mentally deficient
Ancestry of “niepełnosprytny”, step by step
niepełnosprytny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish niepełnosprawny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | niepełnosprawny | a disabled man, an invalid; disabled, handicapped |
| 2 | Polish | pełnosprawny | healthy, capable |
| 3 | Polish | sprawny | efficient, faultless, proper; proficient,... |
| 4 | Polish | sprawić | to cause, to make happen |
| 5 | Polish | prawić | to discourse, declaim, preach |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | praviti | to twist, to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | pravъ | right, straight; correct |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prōˀwas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₃-wo-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Polish sprytny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | sprytny | clever, canny, shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily |
| 2 | Middle English | spryt | — |
| 3 | French | ésprit | immaterial or incorporeal substance |
| 4 | Middle French | esperit | mind |
| 5 | Latin | spīritus | air, breath, breathing |
| 6 | Latin | spīrō | to breathe, draw breath, respire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |