Where does “oferowanie” come from?
oferowanie (Polish) comes from Polish oferować, from German offerieren, from Latin offerre, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Ancestry of “oferowanie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | oferować | to offer, to propose |
| 2 | German | offerieren | to offer |
| 3 | Latin | offerre | present active infinitive of offerō; bring to,... |
| 4 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 5 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |