Where does “odwrotność” come from?
odwrotność (Polish) comes from Polish odwrotny, from Polish odwrót, from Polish odwrócić, from Polish wrócić, from Proto-Slavic vōrtìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wártīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wortéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
odwrotność (Polish): inverse, opposite
Definitions
- inverse, opposite
Ancestry of “odwrotność”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | odwrotny | opposite |
| 2 | Polish | odwrót | retreat |
| 3 | Polish | odwrócić | to turn aside, to avert, to divert |
| 4 | Polish | wrócić | to return, to get back, to come back; to restore,... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | vōrtìti | to turn, to return |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wártīˀtei | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wortéyeti | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |