Where does “obezwładniać” come from?
obezwładniać (Polish) comes from Polish obezwładnić, from Polish bezwładny, from Polish bez-, from Ancient Greek ἄπνοια, from Ancient Greek ἄπνοος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
obezwładniać (Polish): to incapacitate, to disable, to subdue, to overpower
Definitions
- to incapacitate, to disable, to subdue, to overpower
Ancestry of “obezwładniać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | obezwładnić | to incapacitate, to disable, to subdue, to overpower |
| 2 | Polish | bezwładny | inert |
| 3 | Polish | bez- | -less, -free, un- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄπνοια | want of wind, calm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄπνοος | without wind, with but little air; unventilated,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |