Where does “półoficjalnie” come from?
półoficjalnie (Polish) comes from Polish półoficjalny, from Polish oficjalny, from French officiel, from English official, from Middle English official, from Old French official, from Latin officiālis, from Latin officium — a spit, rod; a horizontal line.
półoficjalnie (Polish): semiofficially
Definitions
- semiofficially
Ancestry of “półoficjalnie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | półoficjalny | semi-official |
| 2 | Polish | oficjalny | official |
| 3 | French | officiel | official |
| 4 | English | official | Of or pertaining to an office or public trust;... |
| 5 | Middle English | official | An underling of a member of the clergy, often... |
| 6 | Old French | official | court official; chamber pot; official; certified... |
| 7 | Latin | officiālis | official |
| 8 | Latin | officium | duty, service; office; obligation, an obligatory... |
| 9 | Latin | opificium | work |
| 10 | Latin | opifex | Someone who does work (especially creative or constructive); worker, maker, framer, fabricator, workman, mechanic, artificer, craftsman, inventor, artist, artisan |
| 11 | Latin | Ops | earth goddess, fertility deity |
| 12 | Latin | oscen | any bird by whose song cries augurs divined... |
| 13 | Latin | opscen | — |
| 14 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 15 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |