Where does “posępny” come from?
posępny (Polish) comes from Polish posępić, from Polish sępić, from Polish -ić, from Old Polish -ić, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
posępny (Polish): glum, in low spirits, somber, gloomy
Definitions
- glum, in low spirits, somber, gloomy
Ancestry of “posępny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | posępić | — |
| 2 | Polish | sępić | to deject, to make glum |
| 3 | Polish | -ić | forms causative verbs |
| 4 | Old Polish | -ić | forms verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |