Where does “rzeczpospolita” come from?

rzeczpospolita (Polish) comes from Polish pospolity, from Polish -ity, from Old Polish -ity, from Proto-Slavic -itъ, from Proto-Slavic -tъ — Deverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms...

rzeczpospolita (Polish): republic or commonwealth

Definitions

  1. republic or commonwealth

Ancestry of “rzeczpospolita”, step by step

rzeczpospolita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pospolity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpospolitycommon
2Polish-ityforms adjectives
3Old Polish-ityforms adjectives
4Proto-Slavic-itъFrom nouns in *-mę, forms adjectives denoting...
5Proto-Slavic-tъDeverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms...

via Polish rzecz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrzeczthing; matter; speech, conversation
2Proto-Slavic*rě̑čьspeech
Every word from Proto-Slavic -tъ →Every word from Polish -ity →Every word from Polish pospolity →