Where does “nitkodziobek” come from?
nitkodziobek (Polish) comes from Polish nitka, from Czech nit, from Old Czech nit, from Proto-Slavic nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nítis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.
nitkodziobek (Polish): slender snipe eel
Definitions
- slender snipe eel
Ancestry of “nitkodziobek”, step by step
nitkodziobek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish nitka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | nitka | Diminutive of nić; thread |
| 2 | Czech | nit | thread |
| 3 | Old Czech | nit | thread |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | nitь | thread |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nítis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)nh₁itis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |
via Polish dzióbek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | dzióbek | spout |
| 2 | Polish | -ek | masculine diminutive noun suffix |
| 3 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 5 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |