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Where does “pochyłość” come from?

pochyłość (Polish) comes from Polish pochyły, from Polish pochylić, from English chylic, from English chyle, from Late Latin chylus, from Ancient Greek χυλός, from Ancient Greek χέω, from Ancient Greek χείω.

pochyłość (Polish): inclination, slant, slope

Definitions

  1. inclination, slant, slope

Ancestry of “pochyłość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpochyłysloping, inclined, slanted
2Polishpochylić—
3EnglishchylicOf or relating to chyle
4EnglishchyleA digestive fluid containing fatty droplets,...
5Late LatinchylusThe juice of a plant
6Ancient Greekχυλόςjuice; juice of plants; animal juice
7Ancient GreekχέωI pour; I scatter, shed
8Ancient Greekχείω—
9Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō—
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