Where does “spacernik” come from?
spacernik (Polish) comes from Polish spacer, from Polish spacerować, from German spazieren, from Middle High German spazieren, from Italian spaziare, from Latin spatior, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
spacernik (Polish): prison yard
Definitions
- prison yard
Ancestry of “spacernik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | spacer | stroll, walk |
| 2 | Polish | spacerować | to stroll, to walk |
| 3 | German | spazieren | to take a stroll, to stroll, to take a walk, to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | spazieren | — |
| 5 | Italian | spaziare | to range or rove; to spread; to spread out or... |
| 6 | Latin | spatior | I go for a walk; walk around; stroll, promenade;... |
| 7 | Latin | spatium | Space, room, extent; Distance between points; A... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |