Where does “opływowy” come from?

opływowy (Polish) comes from Polish opływ, from Polish opływać, from Polish o-, from Old Polish o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

opływowy (Polish): streamlined, aerodynamic

Definitions

  1. streamlined, aerodynamic

Ancestry of “opływowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishopływflowing around
2Polishopływaćto sail around, to circumnavigate
3Polisho-prefix indicating a perfective verb
4Old Polisho-appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make
5Proto-Slavico(b)-over
Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)- →Every word from Polish o- →Every word from Old Polish o- →
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