Where does “nieprzyjemność” come from?
nieprzyjemność (Polish) comes from Polish nieprzyjemny, from Polish przyjemny, from Polish przyjąć, from Old Polish przyjąć, from French JAC, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke — heel of the foot; heel.
nieprzyjemność (Polish): trouble, unpleasantness
Definitions
- trouble, unpleasantness
Ancestry of “nieprzyjemność”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | nieprzyjemny | unpleasant |
| 2 | Polish | przyjemny | pleasant |
| 3 | Polish | przyjąć | to receive, to accept |
| 4 | Old Polish | przyjąć | to get, to receive, to accept |
| 5 | French | JAC | lang |
| 6 | English | Jack | A placeholder or conventional name for any man,... |
| 7 | Middle English | jakke | A padded coat, especially as light armour |
| 8 | Anglo-Norman | jacke | — |
| 9 | Middle French | jaque | — |
| 10 | Middle French | jacques | — |
| 11 | French | jacques | plural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or... |
| 12 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 15 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 16 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |