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Where does “przyjemność” come from?

przyjemność (Polish) comes from Polish przyjemny, from Polish przyjąć, from Old Polish przyjąć, from French JAC, from English Jack, from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, from Middle French jaque — heel of the foot; heel.

przyjemność (Polish): pleasure

Definitions

  1. pleasure

Ancestry of “przyjemność”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzyjemnypleasant
2Polishprzyjąć—
3Old Polishprzyjąć—
4FrenchJAC—
5EnglishJackA placeholder or conventional name for any man,...
6Middle Englishjakke—
7Anglo-Normanjacke—
8Middle Frenchjaque—
9Middle Frenchjacques—
10Frenchjacquesplural of jacque; a stupid person; a jemmy or...
11LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
12Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
13Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
14HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
15Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
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