Where does “poprzeć” come from?
poprzeć (Polish) comes from Polish przeć, from Polish poprzecznica, from Polish poprzeczny, from Polish -ny, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
poprzeć (Polish): to support, to back, to favour, to advocate
Definitions
- to support, to back, to favour, to advocate
Ancestry of “poprzeć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | przeć | to push; to press ahead, press on, push forward,... |
| 2 | Polish | poprzecznica | transverse colon |
| 3 | Polish | poprzeczny | transverse |
| 4 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 6 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |