Where does “niesamowicie” come from?
niesamowicie (Polish) comes from Polish niesamowity, from Ukrainian несамови́тий, from Ukrainian не-, from Ukrainian з-, from Ukrainian леті́ти, from Old East Slavic летѣти, from Proto-Slavic letěti, from Proto-Indo-European lēk- — string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of...
niesamowicie (Polish): eerily, indescribably, uncannily
Definitions
- eerily, indescribably, uncannily
Ancestry of “niesamowicie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | niesamowity | eerie, indescribable, uncanny |
| 2 | Ukrainian | несамови́тий | frantic, frenzied, out of one's mind, wild |
| 3 | Ukrainian | не- | not; un- |
| 4 | Ukrainian | з- | attached to imperfective verbs to form the perfective aspect |
| 5 | Ukrainian | леті́ти | to fly |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | летѣти | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | letěti | to fly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēk- | string, twig, tendril; leg, the main muscle of... |