Where does “odejmowanie” come from?
odejmowanie (Polish) comes from Polish odejmować, from Polish odjąć, from French JAC, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque, from Middle French jacques — heel of the foot; heel.
odejmowanie (Polish): subtraction
Definitions
- subtraction
Ancestry of “odejmowanie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | odejmować | to subtract; to remove; to take away; to ablate |
| 2 | Polish | odjąć | to subtract; to remove; to take away; to ablate |
| 3 | French | JAC | lang |
| 4 | English | Jack | A placeholder or conventional name for any man,... |
| 5 | Middle English | jakke | A padded coat, especially as light armour |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | jacke | — |
| 7 | Middle French | jaque | — |
| 8 | Middle French | jacques | — |
| 9 | French | jacques | plural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or... |
| 10 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 13 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 14 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |