Where does “nowogrecki” come from?
nowogrecki (Polish) comes from Polish grecki, from Polish Grecja, from Italian Grecia, from Latin Graecia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
nowogrecki (Polish): Modern Greek
Definitions
- Modern Greek
Ancestry of “nowogrecki”, step by step
nowogrecki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish grecki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | grecki | Greek |
| 2 | Polish | Grecja | — |
| 3 | Italian | Grecia | Greece |
| 4 | Latin | Graecia | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |