Where does “romansować” come from?
romansować (Polish) comes from Polish romans, from French romance, from Spanish romance, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
romansować (Polish): to flirt, to come on to, to hit on, to make a pass
Definitions
- to flirt, to come on to, to hit on, to make a pass
Ancestry of “romansować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | romans | amour, love affair, romance, liaison |
| 2 | French | romance | a ballad; a love song; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Spanish | romance | Romance; romance, love affair; romance |
| 4 | Old French | romanz | Old French; a story in Old French; account |
| 5 | Latin | rōmānicē | in the Roman manner |
| 6 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |