Where does “północnofrancuski” come from?
północnofrancuski (Polish) comes from Polish francuski, from Polish Francuz, from German Franzose, from Old French françois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
północnofrancuski (Polish): Northern France
Definitions
- Northern France
Ancestry of “północnofrancuski”, step by step
północnofrancuski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish francuski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | francuski | French |
| 2 | Polish | Francuz | Frenchman |
| 3 | German | Franzose | Frenchman; monkey wrench |
| 4 | Old French | françois | French; the French language |
| 5 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Polish północny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | północny | northern; midnight |
| 2 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 3 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 4 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |