Where does “prozelitka” come from?
prozelitka (Polish) comes from Polish prozelita, from French prosélyte, from Latin proselytus, from Ancient Greek προσήλυτος, from Ancient Greek προσέρχομαι, from Ancient Greek προσ-, from Ancient Greek πρός, from Proto-Indo-European próti — towards.
Ancestry of “prozelitka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | prozelita | proselyte |
| 2 | French | prosélyte | proselytic |
| 3 | Latin | proselytus | come from abroad, foreign, strange; a sojourner,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προσήλυτος | newcomer, convert; one that has arrived at ”,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προσέρχομαι | to come or go to; to come in |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | προσ- | motion towards, accession to, or nearness to |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρός | forward to, toward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | próti | towards |